How to Use commit in a Sentence

commit

verb

• The massacre was committed by the rebel army.
• The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall.
• They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.
• He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself.
• So the sister committed suicide and the mom was charged with manslaughter for making the kid do [adult films].
  — Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
• Studies have shown that immigrants commit crimes at lower rates than U.S.-born citizens.
  — Jesse Bedayn and Adriana Gomez Licon, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2024
• There also is evidence of a litany of war crimes committed by the Russians, including rape, murder and torture.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• Each of the men is facing one count of larceny and one count of conspiracy to commit larceny, both felonies with a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
  — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 28 Mar. 2023
• Many early gladiators were enslaved peoples and those who committed crimes, though that wasn't always the case, History.com reported.
  — Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 10 Oct. 2024
• Yet this song is the shining example of two creatives fiercely committed to just doing themselves, and the magic that can happen when people on the same wavelength intersect.
  — Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
• Gauff, coming off her victory last week at the China Open, committed a season-high 21 double-faults, including one on match point.
  — Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
• The brand itself is committed to creating convenient snacks made with just a few simple, whole-food ingredients and free from artificial sweeteners.
  — Good Housekeeping, 29 Mar. 2023
• In March of 2022, four men walked into a Glendale jewelry store wearing ski masks and brandishing a weapon with intent to commit robbery.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 27 Mar. 2023
• Singh-Allen said the city is committed to the success of the project.
  — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• Batton is the fourth prospect to commit to Arkansas in the 2025 class.
  — Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 3 Feb. 2024
• The Roadrunners turned over the ball three time and committed 12 penalties for 79 yards in the loss.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
• But no one has committed to the no-pants bit quite like Kendall Jenner.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
• Still, fans committing to travel and attend F1 races want the payoff to be worth the buildup.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
• While pitching wasn’t able to close it out for ASU, the team isn’t shifting the blame on the staff as the team committed four errors.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2023
• Jaylen Harrell became the eighth Wolverine to commit to the Senior Bowl.
  — Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
• This is the first step to establish exact costs and other details and doesn’t commit the village to the plan.
  — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
• Court records show at least 22 of the crimes Estep is suspected of committing took place this year.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2023
• Kroger and Albertsons had committed not to close stores as a result of the merger.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
• If you’re fully committed, go for the platform bed, my king.
  — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
• The Dodgers also committed three errors, paving the way for the Brewers to score four unearned runs, and their win streak was snapped at five.
  — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
• Gunter is the second Dallas-area recruit to commit to Stanford this month.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 12 June 2023
• He was committed to the mission of documentary work: to make meaning from the events of our times.
  — Victor Blue, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2023
• Buchner committed to play lacrosse at Ohio State as an eighth-grader, but hadn’t played the sport in five years.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2024
• Still, Riker wanted to commit to making progress in the weight room and ended up gaining 40 pounds.
  — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
• In the near term, Trump has committed to a 10 percent tariff on all imports from any country.
  — Dylan Matthews, Vox, 27 June 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024