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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Given his record of choosing free agency, Tromp is expected to become a free agent yet again within the next few weeks, electing to leave the Red Sox and attempt to sign on with another organization.
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The two firms will pay the city roughly $25,000 to replace street signs on the roughly one-mile stretch of road.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Last week, reporters for major broadcast and cable news networks, including Fox News, as well as The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post declined to sign on to the new Pentagon policy.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
So Bell signed on and promptly began studying Foster’s mannerisms and tacking up images of her various looks to the walls.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In both places, his interlocutors signed on to the peace plan, put forward by the American president, that ended, at least for now, a two-year long war and returned the living hostages to Israel.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Florida was also among the first to require all county law enforcement agencies to sign on to the 287(g) program.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Clearly fans couldn't get enough of the three Spider-Man actors together since Garfield is already fielding rumors that he's signed on to the latest installment of the blockbuster franchise.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Did that inspired Elaine Hendrix, who famously starred as Meredith Blake, to sign on as a producer?
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The two firms will pay the city roughly $25,000 to replace street signs on the roughly one-mile stretch of road.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Last week, reporters for major broadcast and cable news networks, including Fox News, as well as The Associated Press, The New York Times and The Washington Post declined to sign on to the new Pentagon policy.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
So Bell signed on and promptly began studying Foster’s mannerisms and tacking up images of her various looks to the walls.
—Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
In both places, his interlocutors signed on to the peace plan, put forward by the American president, that ended, at least for now, a two-year long war and returned the living hostages to Israel.
—Barry Strauss, Time, 21 Oct. 2025
Florida was also among the first to require all county law enforcement agencies to sign on to the 287(g) program.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2025
Clearly fans couldn't get enough of the three Spider-Man actors together since Garfield is already fielding rumors that he's signed on to the latest installment of the blockbuster franchise.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Did that inspired Elaine Hendrix, who famously starred as Meredith Blake, to sign on as a producer?
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Sign on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20on. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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