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 -
There were signs over the weekend that the attacks would continue.
— Dan Lamothe, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
Four years later, Carnegie signed over management of the observatory.
— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2023 -
In an agreement with the town council that was signed over the winter, Filippi was banned from hosting music festivals, and is limited to one band playing outdoors at a time, and no more than two acts in a single day.
— Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2023 -
Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego's campaign posted re-election signs over the weekend despite city guidelines telling candidates not to do so until Aug. 26.
— Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 13 Aug. 2024 -
The string of criminal complaints and scandals is a flashing neon sign over City Hall showing that the political culture of Los Angeles is rotten and needs a complete overhaul.
— Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2023 -
Orgon, a wealthy bourgeois who has taken a much younger second wife, signs over his soul to Tartuffe, a lecherous swindler who poses as a saint while pursuing a diabolical agenda.
— Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2024 -
Two teaser posters were also released showing Blanchett and Kline staring intently into the camera within an asterisk sign over a white background.
— Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024 -
That examination identified at least 30 deals linked to the surveillance program signed over the last three years with defense giants as well as a string of startups working on unmanned sea drones and AI processing.
— Anders Hagstrom, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2023 -
But a board appointed by Disney still has final say about what sorts of aesthetic and cosmetic changes can be made to the community — including the color of properties and whether a business can hang a sign over its front door.
— Tim Craig, Washington Post, 29 Apr. 2023 -
Last week alone, Russia and China signed over 40 agreements that provide Russian firms with lines of credit worth billions of dollars and establish strategic partnerships in the energy sector.
— Eric Lorber, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2014 -
Will schools continue to sign over their media rights to their respective conferences or negotiate directly with media partners?
— Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 24 May 2024 -
LaVere eventually convinced her to sign over her rights to Johnson’s recordings, photographs and other materials.
— Alicia Ault, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Apr. 2023 -
When Mariam’s maternal grandfather passes, his brother tries to manipulate them into signing over their apartment to him, a common occurrence in Pakistan, where women’s property rights are fragile.
— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
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