assignation
noun
as·sig·na·tion
ˌa-sig-ˈnā-shən 
1
: the act of assigning or the assignment made
2
: an appointment of time and place for a meeting
Examples of assignation in a Sentence
a midnight assignation between adulterers at a downtown hotel
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What begins as an anonymous assignation in a dark park becomes a serious relationship.
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Taylor was booked into the Polk County Jail on Thursday and was charged with negligent child abuse without bodily harm and soliciting another for prostitution, lewdness or assignation.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Madonna, shot in black and white, is seen walking down a hotel hallway toward an assignation, limping slightly in heels and a black raincoat, clutching her head as if in pain.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
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Alexis Soloski, New York Times, 19 May 2025
Taylor was booked into the Polk County Jail on Thursday and was charged with negligent child abuse without bodily harm and soliciting another for prostitution, lewdness or assignation.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 13 May 2025
Madonna, shot in black and white, is seen walking down a hotel hallway toward an assignation, limping slightly in heels and a black raincoat, clutching her head as if in pain.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
Handsome when not in costume, Chaplin was catnip to women and reckless in his assignations.
—Diane Kiesel, airmail.news, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for assignation
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“Assignation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assignation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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