consignment

Example Sentences

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The reports of shortages have been overshadowed by controversy over an allegedly substandard consignment imported last month outside government-to-government arrangements and at a significantly higher cost.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

It began after the NCA received intelligence about a suspicious consignment of tyre inner tubes being shipped to Italy in March 2025.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Some influencers go to Dresscue, an Atwater Village consignment store, because they can rent empty racks to sell their clothes, Craig said, though the store was not specifically designed for them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2026

Called Athena, the technology proposes item descriptions, suggests pricing and, crucially for a company that receives millions of goods a year to sell on consignment, helps discern authentic products from fakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026

Abbey takes piano lessons on a portable electric keyboard that my father bought from a consignment shop in Key Largo.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen