Example sentences for: commissioned

How can you use “commissioned” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is no small wonder that Cassell commissioned a new edition, one that would, presumably, do for the 20th century what the original had done (in part) for the 19th.

  • I expected far more in the way of exhibitions, TV shows, special editions of magazines, polls commissioned on "who were the most significant figures of the past 1,000 years," and so on, particularly given the enormous interest in history that is demonstrated by things like the success of the History Channel (history as a living presence, in the living room).

  • A port for Granada in Moorish times, Almuñécar continued to enjoy a certain prestige after the Reconquest when Juan de Herrera, the architect of El Escorial, Philip II’s grand monastery cum palace near Madrid, was commissioned to design the parish church.

  • After much buildup, the Metropolitan Opera's last commissioned work of the century, an opera based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel, draws weak reviews overall, with a few raves here and there.

  • In Japan Monday, the Asahi Evening News marked Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi's visit to the United States by publishing a Gallup Poll, commissioned by the Japanese Foreign Ministry, showing that a record 61 percent of Americans consider Japan to be a trustworthy partner.


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