sign out
verb
signed out; signing out; signs out
: to indicate departure by signing a register
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books for a week
Examples of sign out in a Sentence
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Like the Big Couloir, the North Summit Snowfield requires guests to ski with a partner, wear an avalanche beacon, and sign out with ski patrol.
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Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
He was arrested in May 2022 in connection with drug charges -- a case that's still pending -- and another electronic device belonging to Lewis was signed out of the jail by an associate of Lewis, according to the affidavit.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
De Los Santos, whom the Orioles signed out of the Dominican Republic in January 2021, was also near the bottom of the club’s top 30 to begin the season but has since fallen out of it.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
Parker made signs out of foam boards and directed pedestrians walking east and west with sidewalk chalk.
—Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
Detectives learned the Nissan was a rental vehicle from the Indianapolis International Airport signed out by Dunbar.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
De León, whom the Orioles signed out of the Dominican Republic in December 2021, hasn’t allowed a run in his past 10 innings.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
Jansen spent 12 seasons in the majors with Los Angeles and 17 years in the organization after signing out of Curacao as a free agent catcher in November 2004.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Fluorescent bulbs are more prominent than sunlight and a sign out front is cracked and faded.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Gloria Liu, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2023
He was arrested in May 2022 in connection with drug charges -- a case that's still pending -- and another electronic device belonging to Lewis was signed out of the jail by an associate of Lewis, according to the affidavit.
—Tracy Neal, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2023
De Los Santos, whom the Orioles signed out of the Dominican Republic in January 2021, was also near the bottom of the club’s top 30 to begin the season but has since fallen out of it.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
Parker made signs out of foam boards and directed pedestrians walking east and west with sidewalk chalk.
—Darnell Mayberry | , cleveland, 9 Sep. 2023
Detectives learned the Nissan was a rental vehicle from the Indianapolis International Airport signed out by Dunbar.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 5 Sep. 2023
De León, whom the Orioles signed out of the Dominican Republic in December 2021, hasn’t allowed a run in his past 10 innings.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 29 Aug. 2023
Jansen spent 12 seasons in the majors with Los Angeles and 17 years in the organization after signing out of Curacao as a free agent catcher in November 2004.
—Julian McWilliams, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
Fluorescent bulbs are more prominent than sunlight and a sign out front is cracked and faded.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense
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sign out
verb1
: to make a record of one's departure
have to sign out before getting off-line
2
: to record or approve the release or departure of
signed out the library books
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