How to Use sign on in a Sentence

sign on

verb
  • But there was a sign on the rooftop.
    — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Fritz signed on as a client right then.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Trae is signed on to defer to you.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Ready to sign on the dotted line?
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Blakeney signed on for a small fee.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • That’s never a good sign on brisket.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
  • There are two signs on either side of the park.
    — Gillian Stawiszynski, The Enquirer, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Guests found out about the closure via a sign on the door.
    — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 9 May 2026
  • It is set when the papers are signed on closing day.
    — Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • And a slew of A-list rock talent has signed on to help.
    — Joe Lynch, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The first brands to sign on are all overseas phone makers.
    — Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
  • The deal to be signed on June 19 is the first of them.
    — Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
  • Not everyone is ready to sign on.
    — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The duo has signed on guest stars in upcoming episodes.
    — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Hundreds more have signed on in defense of free speech.
    — Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Israel is among the countries that have signed on.
    — Willem Marx, NPR, 22 Jan. 2026
  • So signing on for the movie must have been a no-brainer?
    — Janine Rubenstein, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Kim Deal‘s side project, The Amps, had signed on.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Crowds came, sponsors signed on and the fest got a strong early foothold.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
  • Barbara signed on very early on.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
  • So why did Fox sign on to Teen Wolf in the first place?
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Three have signed on in February so far.
    — Ben Fenwick, Oklahoma Watch, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The director was beaming with pride by the time his cast signed on.
    — Kevin Cassidy, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a sign on the door asking customers to be patient.
    — Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • That amount could increase if more states sign on to the settlement.
    — Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Utah was the first power-conference school to sign on.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Thirty-five countries signed on.
    — Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • All 13 councilors signed on to the order.
    — Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Getting to work closely with my good friend of many years was reason enough to sign on.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 June 2026
  • In the beauty world, lots of brands have signed on as partners in women’s sports.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 10 June 2026

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