under contract

idiom

: required to provide something (such as work or a service) according to the terms stated in a contract

She is under contract with the TV station for three more years.

Examples of under contract in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Complicating matters, Fox was keeping him under contract through 2024, with the express intent of preventing him from hosting a show on another network. —Jason Zengerle, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026

Now, Jovic is under contract with the Heat through the 2029-30 season. —Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026

Some of those rooms are under contract with FIFA and unavailable to the general public, adding pressure to an already competitive lodging market. —Olivianna Calmes, FOXNews.com, 22 Jan. 2026

With Bellinger staying in left field and potentially under contract for five years, Trent Grisham back in center and Aaron Judge occupying right, the Yankees could dangle outfielders Jasson Domínguez or Spencer Jones in trade talks for pitching. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for under contract

• overreact
• abstract
• attacked
• attract
• contact
• detract
• distract
• enact
• exact
• extract
• hijacked
• impact