How to Use on the dotted line in a Sentence

on the dotted line

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  • However, the actor has still yet to sign on the dotted line.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 13 Oct. 2022
  • So what's keeping them from signing on the dotted line?
    Expert Panel, Forbes, 10 May 2021
  • Here is a 21-year-old kid who his agent tells all his suitors wants a fancy new car to sign on the dotted line.
    Meg Jacobs, CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Everyone seems equally sold on the potential of a better life — just sign on the dotted line.
    Lorraine Alitelevision Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • Nothing is official until someone signs on the dotted line, so may still have a shot.
    Dana Givens, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2022
  • One hundred and thirty-six nations are ready to sign on the dotted line, including the Cayman Islands.
    Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 4 Aug. 2022
  • But after going without his name called on draft night, there now is something tangible from the process, an NBA contract with his name signed on the dotted line.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2022
  • This could be enough for Pastrnak, on target as a soon-to-be free agent to sign the richest deal in franchise history, to scribble on the dotted line before his stock plummets.
    Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Home sellers have already resorted to mortgage buydowns — a type of deal allowing buyers to secure lower rates, at least in the first few years of homeownership — or concessions like new appliances to persuade buyers to sign on the dotted line.
    Brian Cheung, NBC News, 1 Feb. 2023

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