How to Use sign for in a Sentence

sign for

phrasal verb
  • Perhaps that’s true, which is a scary sign for the Jets.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Turn at the Jerome Fire Station and follow the signs for 1 mile.
    Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Maybe the league record is a good sign for the Warriors, who are 10-14 overall.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Laslo hung a blazer over the sign for the radio-TV press gallery.
    Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Why that's a good sign for buyers (and sellers) in 2024.
    USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024
  • While mushrooms are great to use in the kitchen, spotting them in the garden on a tree is not a good sign for the plant.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 12 June 2023
  • This is past milepost 313 on the left and signed for Gooseberry Springs.
    Mare Czinar, The Arizona Republic, 21 July 2023
  • The maximum both can sign for is four years and $220 million.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2023
  • Stars can trade their picket signs for tuxes and gowns.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Leo According to Nicole, Leo is the soulmate sign for Aries.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 19 Mar. 2024
  • Take a photo of your kid in front of this cute first-day-of-school sign for extra parent points.
    Andie Kanaras, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Be sure to read for both your sun and rising sign for the most accurate reading!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Be sure to read for both your sun and rising signs for the most accurate reading!
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Mar. 2024
  • On the way to the L.A. airport, on Century Boulevard, there was a sign for nude bowling.
    Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Biden and company signing up is a good sign for the platform.
    Wes Davis, The Verge, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Be sure to check out both your sun and rising sign for the most accurate reading.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Instead of its tall signs shaped like triplet leaves, a navy sign for Midwest Tinting sits out front.
    Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Meyers Leonard Age: 31 Need to know: Leonard was signed for the rest of the season following two, 10-day contracts.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 16 June 2023
  • Production added the infamous neon sign for the show, and the building has since been given a fresh coat of green paint.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 16 Mar. 2024
  • The fresh data marks the latest in a flurry of positive signs for the economy.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 2 Feb. 2024
  • That’s a good sign for the art world—and for those of us who enjoy following along as major works come under the hammer.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2024
  • There’s been signs for a while that commercial real estate is a bubble that’s about to burst.
    Bysydney Lake, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Nolan informed the audience that his actors left the premiere to start making picket signs for the strike.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 14 July 2023
  • The marquee signing for the Las Vegas Raiders will be available in training camp, after all.
    Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
  • But Dunsmore doesn’t see that as an explicitly bad sign for the effort.
    Jenavieve Hatch, Sacramento Bee, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Take Interstate 84 east from Portland to exit 56, and turn right following signs for the state trail.
    oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Any injury, especially one to the UCL, is a discouraging sign for one of the sport’s best up-and-coming arms.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024
  • If Republicans impeach Biden and the polls don’t move at all, that’s a very bad sign for a reelection effort that has yet to gain steam.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 14 Sep. 2023
  • At an intersection, there will be a sign for the North Fortuna Perimeter Trail; go right here.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2023
  • During the non-conference portion of the schedule, that type of result − like Xavier's 66-60 loss to Houston − was a promising sign for the future.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 15 Jan. 2024

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