au·to·graph
ˈȯ-tə-ˌgraf 
: something written or made with one's own hand:
a
: an original manuscript or work of art
b
: a person's handwritten signature
: being in the writer's own handwriting : not copied or duplicated
an autograph letter
autographed; autographing; autographs
1
: to write with one's own hand
2
: to write one's signature in or on
autograph a book
Examples of autograph in a Sentence
Noun
We asked her for her autograph.
There were several autograph seekers outside the theater.
Verb
asked the baseball player to autograph the bill of his cap
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Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Still in baseball as an instructor in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, he was scheduled to sign autographs with former Tigers infielder Tom Brookens.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2018
That attracted autograph seekers and fans waiting for Manning to arrive.
—Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2017
Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Mahomes is also padding his long list of sponsors, partnering with Airbnb and Hublot and agreeing to autograph Panini trading cards for the first time in five years.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The charge stems from Busey's 2022 appearance at Monster-Mania, during which three women reported that the actor touched them inappropriately during an autograph signing meet-and-greet.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Still in baseball as an instructor in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization, he was scheduled to sign autographs with former Tigers infielder Tom Brookens.
—Neal Rubin, Freep.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Lamar Jackson is coming back to the Louisville area this weekend when the former University of Louisville quarterback holds two autograph signing events at Planet Fitness clubs.
—Jake Lourim, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2018
That attracted autograph seekers and fans waiting for Manning to arrive.
—Clifton Brown, Indianapolis Star, 5 Oct. 2017
Verb
At the other end of the cultural spectrum, Bal Thackeray, cartoonist and founder of the Shiv Sena, the Hindu militant organization in Mumbai, received Michael Jackson at his home in 1996 and boasted afterward that the pop star had used and then autographed his lavatory.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Mahomes is also padding his long list of sponsors, partnering with Airbnb and Hublot and agreeing to autograph Panini trading cards for the first time in five years.
—Brett Knight, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Autograph.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/autograph. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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autograph
1 of 2 noun
au·to·graph
ˈȯt-ə-ˌgraf
: a person's signature written by hand
autograph
2 of 2 verb
: to write one's signature in or on
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