How to Use commit in a Sentence

commit

verb

• The massacre was committed by the rebel army.
• The contract commits the company to finishing the bridge by next fall.
• They have not yet committed to a particular course of action.
• He keeps delaying his decision because he doesn't want to commit himself.
• Singh-Allen said the city is committed to the success of the project.
  — Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
• So now, you’re slated to commit to them in the new year.
  — Bianca Lambert, Essence, 26 Dec. 2022
• Barrow is the first running back to commit to Navy in the Class of 2023.
  — Dallas News, 29 Jan. 2023
• But Warnock didn't commit when asked if Biden should do the same.
  — Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2022
• Goff will commit just enough turnovers to lose this game; 3.
  — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 30 Oct. 2022
• Maybe guests could commit to the theme and go in on a one-way ticket to Seattle.
  — Rachel Kaplan, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2023
• Batton is the fourth prospect to commit to Arkansas in the 2025 class.
  — Richard Davenport, arkansasonline.com, 3 Feb. 2024
• McCarthy passed for 263 yards and didn’t commit a turnover.
  — Mitch Stacy, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Nov. 2022
• McCarthy passed for 263 yards and didn't commit a turnover.
  — Mitch Stacy, ajc, 27 Nov. 2022
• These are the kinds of thoughts a person in the throes of grief often has and rarely gets to say out loud, let alone commit to the page.
  — Nora McInerny, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
• Going into the straw, like in the song, and then using the straw to commit arson.
  — Colin Stokes, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2022
• The Roadrunners turned over the ball three time and committed 12 penalties for 79 yards in the loss.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, San Antonio Express-News, 28 Sep. 2024
• But no one has committed to the no-pants bit quite like Kendall Jenner.
  — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
• But most of us can’t, or just won’t, commit to going dark for more than a few waking hours.
  — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 1 Mar. 2023
• Still, fans committing to travel and attend F1 races want the payoff to be worth the buildup.
  — Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 8 May 2023
• While pitching wasn’t able to close it out for ASU, the team isn’t shifting the blame on the staff as the team committed four errors.
  — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 7 May 2023
• When these two truly commit to each other, there is very little that can get in the way of their choice.
  — Meghan Rose, Glamour, 29 Dec. 2022
• Jaylen Harrell became the eighth Wolverine to commit to the Senior Bowl.
  — Detroit Free Press, 11 Jan. 2024
• Perez did not commit an error in 96 games behind the plate that season.
  — Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2022
• This is the first step to establish exact costs and other details and doesn’t commit the village to the plan.
  — Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2023
• Court records show at least 22 of the crimes Estep is suspected of committing took place this year.
  — Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2023
• Kroger and Albertsons had committed not to close stores as a result of the merger.
  — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 27 Feb. 2024
• Note that the Disney Bundle has no free trial, so prepare to commit to at least one month.
  — Stacey Nguyen, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2023
• If you’re fully committed, go for the platform bed, my king.
  — Sydney Gore, Architectural Digest, 11 July 2024
• Forces deployed on the night of martial law But the generals — and especially their underlings — were not as committed to Mr. Yoon’s takeover.
  — Choe Sang-Hun, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
• In this case, the oner isn’t used to capture just how many lives have been linked and impacted by this single act of violence, but to provide an unflinching look at the boy accused of committing it.
  — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025