sign on
verb
signed on; signing on; signs on
1
: to engage oneself by or as if by a signature
signed on to the new project
2
: to announce the start of broadcasting for the day
Examples of sign on in a Sentence
I signed on for the crew team simply as a lark
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Monster Energy might’ve signed on as a sponsor.
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Jessica Simpson‘s boots are made for walkin’… straight to Independent Artist Group, where the singer, actress, entrepreneur and author has signed on for representation.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
Kelly said 70 other members of the House – all of them Democrats – have signed on as co-sponsors of the impeachment effort.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Ashley Lage and Ashley Heredia held signs on the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Atlanta on Monday.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Following the success of films like Whiplash and La La Land, stars are always intrigued when one of his scripts hits the market and this case was no different with Williams signing on right before the holiday.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The Disneyland population sign on the train station at the park entrance was last updated in 2013 to 650 million — which is off by 250 million today.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Taylor Lautner signed on to play the lead but dropped out after finding out David had written a role for himself.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Economists such as Glenn Hubbard, Kenneth Rogoff and Jared Bernstein also signed on.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 15 Jan. 2026
Jessica Simpson‘s boots are made for walkin’… straight to Independent Artist Group, where the singer, actress, entrepreneur and author has signed on for representation.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 14 Jan. 2026
Kelly said 70 other members of the House – all of them Democrats – have signed on as co-sponsors of the impeachment effort.
—Todd Feurer, CBS News, 14 Jan. 2026
Ashley Lage and Ashley Heredia held signs on the first day of the legislative session at the Capitol in Atlanta on Monday.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 14 Jan. 2026
Following the success of films like Whiplash and La La Land, stars are always intrigued when one of his scripts hits the market and this case was no different with Williams signing on right before the holiday.
—Justin Kroll, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The Disneyland population sign on the train station at the park entrance was last updated in 2013 to 650 million — which is off by 250 million today.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 12 Jan. 2026
Taylor Lautner signed on to play the lead but dropped out after finding out David had written a role for himself.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
Economists such as Glenn Hubbard, Kenneth Rogoff and Jared Bernstein also signed on.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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