sign for

verb

signed for; signing for; signs for
: to sign a document to show that one has received (a package, letter, etc.)
I signed for the package when it was delivered.

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Hebard said the responses were a good sign for the city. — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 Both are healthy signs for a growing economy. — Doug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026 Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 3 July 2026 Residents are advised to observe changeable message signs for schedule updates. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign for

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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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