Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

assignment

[uh-sahyn-muhnt] / əˈsaɪn mənt /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Jeremy Sisto crosses over from “FBI” as Bill’s “real” boss, who has his own special assignment for him that will surely drive episodes going forward.

From Los Angeles Times

Inside the classroom, online tools proctor exams, create flashcards and submit assignments.

From Los Angeles Times

“He’s more consistently taking the tougher assignments right now, and he’s back to being just an elite two-way player on both ends of the floor,” Redick said.

From Los Angeles Times

But his brother Craig’s memorializing of him, “Armed Only With a Camera,” is oddly uninvolving, more an excerpted flipbook of Brent’s far-flung assignments than a meaningful portrait of excelling at a dangerous job.

From Los Angeles Times

Cameroonian police this week arrested four journalists—including three on assignment for the Associated Press, an American news agency—who entered the compound to interview the migrants, according to the AP and their lawyers.

From The Wall Street Journal