How to Use signify in a Sentence

signify

verb
  • A check mark next to your name signifies that you have met all the requirements.
  • Whether he agrees or not does not signify.
  • He gave her a diamond ring to signify his love.
  • The recent decline of the stock market does not necessarily signify the start of a recession.
  • The stars are signified as blue and the bright white spot is the star.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 30 Oct. 2019
  • What does this new record signify?
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
  • The pace car pulls off the track and the green flag flies to signify the race is on.
    — Amy Lynch, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2024
  • Even a few drops could signify a big problem.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • In days of old, that signified no parking.
    — Glae Thien, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
  • All things that signify a woman who has made for herself a good life.
    — Kaitlyn Greenidge, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Oct. 2021
  • France signified his respect to Mullins on his way back to the dugout.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2024
  • As for the Lakers, this signifies the end of an era, in one sense.
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 4 Feb. 2025
  • The change in word choice appears to signify more a shift in style than substance.
    — Timothy W. Martin, WSJ, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The coffins signifies death to the slave master or to the overseer.
    — Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Based on this data, the rally to start this week may not signify the lows have been hit yet.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 17 Mar. 2026
  • For the Zapotec, owls signify both night and death.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 29 Jan. 2026
  • However, this does not signify a lack of progress.
    — CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
  • All of those in favor of the motion please signify by saying ay.
    — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Fever is the mark of eros; the decay of a diseased body signifies life itself.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In physics, that almost always signifies a dead-end.
    — Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Because for me, that tree signifies home and all the memories that come along with it.
    — Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 23 May 2025
  • And the end of lockdown does not signify the end of their mental-health struggles.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 28 Aug. 2022
  • Here's everything to know about what sugar skulls signify and how to make your own.
    — Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 14 Oct. 2021
  • And there are few foods that signify the change of the seasons more than the humble pumpkin.
    — Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The five stripe design was inspired by the owner’s cat, and is meant to signify her claws.
    — Popular Science, 4 Sep. 2020
  • What does that signify to you about your growth on Project Runway?
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
  • Their art signifies a collective trauma—mass death in the midst of life.
    — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 3 June 2026
  • But now, news from Google might signify that change will happen in the future.
    — John Werner, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
  • What does a championship signify, if some of the top contenders don’t come?
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2020
  • Plus, Labor Day signified that school would start soon.
    — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025

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