How to Use sign over in a Sentence

sign over

phrasal verb
  • Rather the animals were signed over to her per the boarding contract.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2024
  • Rather the animals were signed over to her per the boarding contract.
    Gina Kaufman, Detroit Free Press, 23 Feb. 2024
  • As part of the deal, the bank and IMT’s board signed over to him the assets and equipment, which were used as collateral for the loan.
    Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 7 July 2025
  • There were signs over the weekend that the attacks would continue.
    Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • The late actor, who died in 2024, had signed over his Darth Vader voice rights before his death.
    Ashley Belanger – May 19, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
  • The most encouraging signs over the last month have been with Ohtani’s progression on the mound.
    Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • He was signed over the offseason to replace Joe Mixon but hasn't been able to fully do so.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • There had been some signs over the past few days that the rebound was losing upside momentum.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Jones, who died in 2024, had signed over his voice rights for future Star Wars productions before his death.
    ArsTechnica, 16 May 2025
  • Egypt has said an Israeli deployment along the border would threaten the peace treaty the two countries signed over four decades ago.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The dogs involved in the attack were later signed over to the Humane Society by a second owner.
    Melissa Alonso, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
  • For years, my parents held out hope that my sister would get clean or sign over custody willingly.
    Frances Dodds Samantha Desz Krish Seenivasan Joel Thibodeau, New York Times, 18 May 2025
  • Don't be shy about putting a great big sign over your head announcing your curiosity.
    Danny Ertel, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
  • But there have been a dozen players who have signed deals at least nine years in length in the last three offseasons — or just shy of the number of contracts that long that were signed over the prior decade.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • How would a property owner sign over two feet of land to a neighbor because of an encroaching fence?
    Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 12 Mar. 2024
  • In the wake of the hurricane, the Chief decided to release his song early and sign over all publishing royalties to the people of his home state.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Moscow’s attempts to spread itself across the Middle East can be seen in the corporate deals that have been signed over the past two years in multiple countries.
    James Henderson, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2017
  • Most big trades with the Lakers won't happen until after Dec. 15, when most players signed over the summer can finally be moved.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
  • Now, the rights—which should be generating some valuable revenue—have reportedly been signed over to her young son.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • In a separate contract, according to the legal filing, Oher signed over the rights to his story without any payment.
    Laura Zornosa, Time, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The governor has signed over 80 bills into law this year, but these two were the first to be highlighted during a signing ceremony.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The Golden State Warriors appear to be on track to make a major move on Sunday the first date players signed over the summer can become trade-eligible.
    Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024
  • The orders, signed over the past few weeks, each threaten the firms with sanctions because of their legal work, as well as lawyers who are currently or were previously on their payrolls.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2025
  • President Trump's demand that Ukraine sign over a huge chunk of its economy as repayment for help fending off Russia is flat-out wrong.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
  • He has been estranged from his 17-year-old daughter for quite some time now, even agreeing alongside Alana's mother, Mama June Shannon, to sign over custody rights of their only child.
    Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 13 July 2023
  • In California, a woman sued her life coach in 2020, claiming the coach convinced her to sign over her home to the coach's nonprofit organization.
    Jessica Miller, ProPublica, 17 June 2024
  • And as the Hebrew-language signs over businesses all over town attest, many Israeli Jews visit, and could, according to locals, have easily been present and slain as well.
    Neri Zilber, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 June 2023
  • China and Malaysia signed over a dozen pacts during Li’s time in the Southeast Asian country, including a new five-year deal for trade and economic cooperation.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune Asia, 18 June 2024
  • But actors might also feel pressured to sign over rights to their voice or digital likeness or not fully understand a contract without a lawyer, Kalra said.
    Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Campaign group Animal Rising posted a video on its social media channels on Tuesday showing two activists using a paint roller to stick signs over the portrait of the monarch.
    Niamh Kennedy, CNN, 11 June 2024

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