How to Use on the dotted line in a Sentence

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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

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024