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
Recent Examples on the Web
On Tuesday, April 14, PEOPLE can exclusively reveal that the Maroon 5 frontman has signed on to coach on season 30 of the beloved singing competition show.
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
That remained the case even after his longtime political consultants signed on to run an independent expenditure group that had been airing ads supporting Swalwell before immediately shutting down last Friday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Kilmer, who died from throat cancer at 65, signed on to the project, but struggled with health issues once production began.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gracing a new Faces of Death meta-reboot, showing up in the WTF historical fantasy 100 Nights of Hero, and signing on for a collaboration with Audition/Ichi the Killer auteur Takashi Miike?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
That has alarmed free-speech advocates and triggered federal and state-filed antitrust lawsuits, including one that the Colorado Attorney General’s office signed on to.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Earle had been one of the first creators to host a podcast under the Unwell umbrella, signing on to the network in August 2023.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Other names signing on include Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Keener, David Chase, Emma Thompson, Don Cheadle, James Schamus, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Noah Wyle, Tiffany Haddish, Mark Duplass, Joaquin Phoenix and Lily Gladstone.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Pharma giants that haven’t signed on are working on their own in-house glue.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 15 Apr. 2026
That remained the case even after his longtime political consultants signed on to run an independent expenditure group that had been airing ads supporting Swalwell before immediately shutting down last Friday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2026
Kilmer, who died from throat cancer at 65, signed on to the project, but struggled with health issues once production began.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026
Gracing a new Faces of Death meta-reboot, showing up in the WTF historical fantasy 100 Nights of Hero, and signing on for a collaboration with Audition/Ichi the Killer auteur Takashi Miike?
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
That has alarmed free-speech advocates and triggered federal and state-filed antitrust lawsuits, including one that the Colorado Attorney General’s office signed on to.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
Earle had been one of the first creators to host a podcast under the Unwell umbrella, signing on to the network in August 2023.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 13 Apr. 2026
Other names signing on include Adam McKay, Ben Stiller, Bryan Cranston, Catherine Keener, David Chase, Emma Thompson, Don Cheadle, James Schamus, Jane Fonda, Jason Bateman, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Noah Wyle, Tiffany Haddish, Mark Duplass, Joaquin Phoenix and Lily Gladstone.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026
Pharma giants that haven’t signed on are working on their own in-house glue.
—Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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