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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Rodri is now not ruling out signing for the back-to-back La Liga champions after previously seeming destined for the Bernabeu. Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 This new investment could be a good sign for the park looking ahead. Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 The results marked a dire sign for the first-term governor as voters also rejected his plan to overhaul the state’s main form of direct democracy. Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Images from the scene appeared to show the white Kia overturned in a bush at the base of a sign for the Fountain Hills residential community. Renee Anderson, CBS News, 5 Aug. 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 9 Aug. 2026.

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