How to Use consignment in a Sentence

consignment

noun

• Can't seem to stumble across the right tweed set at the consignment shop?
  — Aemilia Madden, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
• Go online and check out some consignment shops near you for a quick and easy way to get cash on the spot.
  — Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 25 Jan. 2023
• For her part, Ms. Weyant said Mr. Blum’s alleged consignment proved to be the last straw.
  — Kelly Crow, WSJ, 18 June 2022
• To Go, and Last Minute Gear, as well as your local consignment or gear stores.
  — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 26 May 2022
• The shipping lines are taking two months for the consignment to arrive.
  — Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 Oct. 2021
• Most of the clothes the cast wore in the first season were bought on consignment or off the rack at Bloomingdale’s and Century 21.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 19 June 2023
• Could my consignment items end up at a thrift store instead?
  — Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 8 May 2023
• One famous brand that got caught up in the net was Uniqlo, which had a consignment of shirts detained.
  — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2021
• Local consignment or resale stores can take some of the legwork out of the process and still net you a few bucks in return.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2022
• The size of the United Kingdom’s initial tank consignment makes some sense.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
• Guests then made plans to schedule their next consignment.
  — Vogue, 18 Oct. 2023
• The identity of the seller and the details of this short-term consignment could be anyone’s guess, but the message was clear: Move fast.
  — Patrick Radden Keefe, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
• The guardsmen took an initial consignment of 10 ex-army BTR-4s.
  — David Axe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
• Tanjuria Willis, the owner of the consignment shop eKlozet.
  — NBC News, 22 Apr. 2022
• Bought for a mere $50 in Chicago when Hillary was a baby, the dark table contrasts ivory caneback chairs from a consignment store.
  — Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021
• Probstein will charge you a sliding scale of consignment rates.
  — The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2021
• One of the largest kid’s consignment sales in the country offering gently used name-brand clothes, toys and more for children of all ages.
  — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 3 Feb. 2022
• But the relative was not pleased with the progress Beard was making and requested to end the consignment agreement.
  — Tresa Baldas, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2022
• The books in a store are, in reality, on consignment, and can be returned by the store to the bookseller for a refund at any time.
  — John Warner, chicagotribune.com, 23 Aug. 2021
• The grant announcements follow a busy year for the North Shore Exchange, which opened its first consignment shop in Glencoe in 2013.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2022
• Many beauty listings across both peer-to-peer and consignment resale apps claim to be new, unopened, or sealed.
  — Emily K. Schwartz, Allure, 14 Aug. 2022
• Then there’s the fact that vintage and consignment is expected to become even more popular in the next few years.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Nov. 2021
• Those willing to take the time and do some digging can uncover treasures at thrift and consignment stores.
  — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
• Testament to its status as the insider’s It-bag of choice is the fact that consignment sites are selling the Half Moon for more than its new $1,450 price tag.
  — Alice Newbold, Vogue, 28 June 2023
• Detoure, an online consignment shop, wants to change that.
  — Morgan Sung, NBC News, 3 Aug. 2022
• In such a vacuum, of course an eBay consignment shop that made its business in truck parts and estate sales is getting in on the action.
  — Molly Osberg, Curbed, 20 May 2022
• Budget Bin is one of the largest indoor community consignment sales in the area, according to the Facebook page for the event.
  — Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 11 Oct. 2022
• Catherine checks consignment stores to find higher-end pieces at great prices, including a sofa and chairs that were in great shape.
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2021
• Grants were announced at a Feb. 5 reception at the nonprofit’s consignment shop.
  — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Feb. 2024
• His electronic shipment manifest listed only vats of jalapeño paste among his consignment.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024