How to Use sign away in a Sentence

sign away

verb
  • She would be well paid, of course, but would have to sign away her parental rights.
    — Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The Rangers are more than one trade or signing away from being more than that.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Wallace said that the pair asked Giuffre to carry a child for them and sign away her parental rights.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
  • The suit claimed that Presley had signed away 80 percent of her income to Kruse and Fialko.
    — Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • The Chicago Cubs have the player everyone will be itching to sign away in free agency this winter.
    — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The daycare owners also signed away their right to sue for flood damages, but the state did not place a restrictive covenant on their remaining property.
    — Maia Rosenfeld, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In his post, Brooklyn accused his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his family name in the weeks leading up to the wedding.
    — Anna Russell, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Spears reportedly signed away her ownership share of her songs shortly before the start of 2026.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Spears reportedly signed away her ownership share of her songs shortly before the start of 2026.
    — Brian Niemietz, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Many schools have been reluctant to sign the agreement, arguing they’re not allowed under their state laws to sign away their ability to take legal action.
    — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 17 Sep. 2016
  • The Patriots briefly had Munford on their practice squad at the beginning of the season before he was signed away by the Browns.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Spatola was paid $2,000 but never signed away his rights to songwriting credit or royalties, the lawyer said.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Brooklyn went on to accuse his mother of trying to sabotage their wedding day, and both his parents of pressuring him to sign away the rights to his name in the lead-up to their nuptials.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But there is a difference between deciding not to pursue a matter in the ordinary course and signing away the ability to pursue matters at all.
    — Andrew Leahey, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026
  • He’s made a living—and a formidable IMDB page—by helping writers and their heirs reclaim rights that were signed away decades ago.
    — Tom Dotan, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Soap operas demanded long contracts back then, and the idea of signing away years of her life was daunting for a young actress who had been struggling to find consistent work only months earlier.
    — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Mike Vrabel’s former team signed away one of his personal favorite Patriots players on Monday.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Weeks before our big day, my parents repeatedly pressured and attempted to bribe me into signing away the rights to my name, which would have affected me, my wife, and our future children.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The Patriots need better tackle depth after Vederian Lowe got signed away by the 49ers.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The Patriots needed veteran depth at the position after Austin Hooper was signed away by the Falcons.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • More and more filmmakers are turning to self-distribution rather than sign away the rights to their films without receiving much money up front or guarantees about the resources that will be committed to marketing their work.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the 11th hour, the singer says she was pressured by an unnamed songwriter and their manager into signing away her masters and walked away with only a minority percentage in her music.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • The Patriots announced seven free-agent additions at Gillette Stadium on Thursday, and three were signed away from division rivals.
    — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Davis, signed away from the Jets in March, received modest snaps off the bench during the first two weeks of the season, then started and played most or all of the snaps during the next five weeks, through and including the loss in Cleveland.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
  • So no cap space in the 2019 offseason, but still, somehow, Jimmy Butler signed away from the Philadelphia 76ers through the wonders of sign-and-trade.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • From Alicia Keys requesting a cover for the 20th anniversary of Songs in a Minor to signing away the masters to Late Bloomer, the road that led Malia to music has continued to be long and winding.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2026
  • So coach Sean Payton and general manager George Paton went out and added steel to the spine last spring, signing away safety Talanoa Hufanga and linebacker Dre Greenlaw from the 49ers.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026

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