How to Use commission in a Sentence

commission

1 of 2 noun
  • She gets a commission for each car she sells.
  • The salespeople in that store all work on commission.
  • She served on the city's water commission.
  • Both states set up commissions to examine their public schools.
  • The commission will meet at least four times a year.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The truth was that the commission was a front for the wealthy.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • Her need to make the sale or earn a commission was not even on her radar.
    — Ashley Libby Diaz, Forbes, 16 June 2021
  • Artists can sell their work at the show; the gallery takes a small commission.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
  • The rest of the commission did not take up the matter at the time.
    — Justin Elliott, ProPublica, 23 Feb. 2022
  • Still, the law does not appear to be on the commission’s side.
    — Paul Gattis | [email protected], al, 15 June 2020
  • With the new law, though, the film commission sees more demand for crews.
    — David S. Cohen, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Still, even for them, such commissions are harder to come by.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 23 June 2026
  • Check the commission and how it is structured.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Wright is the chairman of the commission.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
  • And if a drink with friends turns into a new bespoke commission?
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2024
  • And sometimes that means giving up a chance to earn a commission.
    — Boston.com Real Estate, 18 Sep. 2019
  • But the two parties still diverge sharply on the scope of the commission.
    — Andrew Solender, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
  • The three-person commission would then award the bid to the end user.
    — al, 13 Apr. 2021
  • For the first half of its existence, the commission was a mess.
    — Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
  • The average headache won’t put you out of commission for hours on end.
    — Carly Vandergriendt, SELF, 19 May 2022
  • The commission meets next on March 3.
    — Victoria Moorwood, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Feb. 2026
  • One of its two taco trucks is out of commission because there isn’t anyone to run it.
    — Stuart Condie, WSJ, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The plan will need to return to the full commission for approval.
    — Aaron Leibowitz, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The fish commission has worked closely with coastal center for more than a decade.
    — Special To The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 9 July 2020
  • Then, staff will bring the ideas before the planning commission to hear their thoughts.
    — Hannah Elsmore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Davis' ruling calls on the commission to follow open records laws.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2023
  • The commission has 45 days to vote on the motion.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The project came out of a commission for an Earth Day event more than a decade ago.
    — Grace Ann Natanawan, SPIN, 22 Apr. 2022
  • What is the commission taking on?
    — Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The commission was carried out a few days later.
    — Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

commission

2 of 2 verb
  • The king commissioned the artist to paint his portrait.
  • A portrait of the queen was commissioned.
  • She was commissioned in the Navy as a captain.
  • The magazine commissioned a story about the world's best beaches.
  • The report on poverty was commissioned by the governor.
  • The ship was commissioned in 2004.
  • That’s all we were commissioned to do and that is now done.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 10 June 2026
  • That’s all we were commissioned to do and that is now done.
    — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 May 2026
  • Tate had hung up a poster commissioned from a local artist.
    — Heidi Blake, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
  • It has been commissioned by Canal+ in France.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The city commissioned a second study.
    — Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
  • All feel as if they were designed to please the company that commissioned them.
    — David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2019
  • So she and her team have been commissioned to put together these modules.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • It won’t be commissioned until next March.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
  • And sometimes the streamers will commission, fully cash-flow and be the bank.
    — Angus Finney, Variety, 27 Oct. 2021
  • But we’re told they’ve been presented with two outlines and will commission one script from there.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 June 2026
  • Netflix has commissioned an eight episode first season.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The series was commissioned by Salt.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Netflix has commissioned an eight-episode first season.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
  • For myself, commissioning a mini-me doll was a bit of a childhood wish come true.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • The idea was to commission artists to make short films about forms of expression related to opera.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Congress last year chose to commission a study of the issue rather than greenlight the reform.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN, 7 Oct. 2020
  • Learn how to commission an artist to create something just for you, or build a print collection.
    — oregonlive, 12 Mar. 2021
  • Dom Manuel was the first monarch to commission a set of china from China.
    — Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2022
  • She was commissioned by Scott Rudin to pen a YA movie script.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
  • All three nations have built-out creative and commissioning teams.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 22 May 2026
  • And yet, for maybe the first time since that day, the question of who commissioned her killing no longer appears so inscrutable.
    — Alexander Clapp, 1843, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Sky Kids and Peacock have teamed to co-commission a pair of new kids programs.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Maybe Don Hilario can commission a full-pager from the hereafter to fund our good work?
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2019
  • It was commissioned by BBC Arts.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2025

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