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.

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The success for the rerelease is a promising sign for the big-budget Doomsday. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 Saliba signed for Arsenal from Saint-Etienne at 18 but spent most of the next three seasons on loan back in France before making his Premier League debut at 21. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 That’s a great sign for the Panthers, a squad that went 1-9 with no district wins in the 2025 season. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Oct. 2026 Two journalists settled onto barstools beneath signs for pilsners and cherry sours. — Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sign for

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“Sign for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20for. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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