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.
Examples of sign for in a Sentence
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Snipers looked down from the mountaintops, where there was a sign for Medora, styled like the Hollywood sign.
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
There were 126 contracts signed for apartments priced at $4 million or more in June, up from 124 during the same four-week period last year, according to Olshan Realty.
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Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Nani, who came out of retirement in January to sign for FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan, was also dismissive of the idea that Ronaldo is anything but a popular member of the Portuguese squad.
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Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Residents are advised to observe changeable message signs for schedule updates.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
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Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
3 July 2026
There were 126 contracts signed for apartments priced at $4 million or more in June, up from 124 during the same four-week period last year, according to Olshan Realty.
—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
Nani, who came out of retirement in January to sign for FC Aktobe in Kazakhstan, was also dismissive of the idea that Ronaldo is anything but a popular member of the Portuguese squad.
—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Residents are advised to observe changeable message signs for schedule updates.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
28 June 2026
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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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