How to Use assignment in a Sentence

assignment

noun

• The reporter is here on assignment.
• The reporter is here on an assignment.
• She asked if she could change her seating assignment.
• The students were given a homework assignment.
• The reporter's assignment is to interview the candidate.
• The article discusses the recent assignment of senators to some of the more powerful committees.
• In college, no one’s going to hunt you down for an assignment.
  — Robert Higgs, cleveland, 28 Dec. 2022
• Whoa, the retort goes, the assignment was likely a twofold process.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• Her diligence in completing assignments on time, paired with her willingness to offer help to her classmates, sets her apart.
  — Caroline Beck, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Nov. 2024
• But archdiocese documents revealed that Benedict had led a meeting and was copied on a memo in which the priest’s assignment was discussed.
  — Rachel Donadio, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2022
• Olvera barricaded himself at a nearby home but was taken into custody after being removed from an attic by a special assignments unit.
  — Jimmy Jenkins, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2024
• An acquisition fee, sometimes called the assignment fee, refers to a one-time fee the dealership sets to cover the time, cost, and labor of creating the leasing agreement.
  — Elizabeth Rivelli, Car and Driver, 20 Dec. 2022
• Studies show that students without an internet connection at home have a harder time than their peers, with roughly 17% unable to complete homework assignments.
  — Advertorial, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
• Jan’s struggling with the assignment, to say the least.
  — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
• The initial scope might be an eight hours per day, two-week assignment.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Apr. 2024
• That assignment is only one item on a busy dance card for Nichols.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 17 Jan. 2023
• The copyright assignment for all rights to the screenplay was struck with Lady Amos and Hill, the lawsuit said.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• Meaning 007 could be on its assignment for a very long time.
  — Ben Tracy, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2023
• And the assignments always aim to solve a local problem.
  — Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2023
• That assignment never came, so Temple moved back to Paris on his own in 1796.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
• The base fare may not include checked or carry-on bags, or seat assignment.
  — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2024
• Yep, the same guy who was twice designated for assignment by the Rangers, once by the Red Sox, and twice traded.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2023
• You're required to take on-call and overtime assignments on the weekend.
  — Caitlin Kelly, WIRED, 15 Apr. 2024
• The first assignment Diesel gave her was to organize a Labor Day barbecue for some of the film’s cast and crew.
  — Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
• Noah Song is six games into his rehab assignment with the Phillies and hit 93 miles per hour in his last game in Double A.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2023
• Strassburger is forty, and Brownsville is his first assignment in the priesthood.
  — Jack Herrera, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2024
• Her first assignment featured a new character, the Cat, now known as Tigra.
  — George Gene Gustines, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Nevin is 7 for 13 with two doubles, a triple, a home run and two RBIs during his rehab assignment.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chron, 5 Apr. 2023
• My first writing assignment happened on the second day of camp.
  — Hannah Smith, oregonlive, 21 July 2023
• The 6-3 Brennan drew the defensive assignment against Clark.
  — Glenn Reeves, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 23 Nov 2024