sign off
verb
signed off; signing off; signs off
1
: to announce the end of something (such as a message or broadcast)
2
: to approve or acknowledge something by or as if by a signature
sign off on a memo
Examples of sign off in a Sentence
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Trump has not signed off on the proposal, a White House official said.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Raman signed off on the emergency and the funding for Inside Safe but now says the program is too expensive.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Late Show will sign off on May 21.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The training staff had to sign off, too, of course.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Raman signed off on the emergency and the funding for Inside Safe but now says the program is too expensive.
—Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
The Late Show will sign off on May 21.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 6 Apr. 2026
The training staff had to sign off, too, of course.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Apr. 2026
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“Sign off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20off. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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