committed
bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,220 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,879 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular cause, action, or attitude committed church membersa committed Marxist
- associated in an exclusive sexual relationship also: attached
committed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The vegetable-woman had committed a theft; and I was accused of complicity.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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Accounts of outrages committed by mobs form the every-day news of the times.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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In his greed for revenge, last Thursday, he grabbed up the little girl and committed the crime.
The Red Record Tabulated Statistics · Ida B. Wells-Barnett · Chapter 1
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Augustinus is in despair for the sin he has committed in turning to look after a dog who was running.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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There had been no black parenthesis in his life during the stretch of which he might have committed an unspeakable crime.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1