sign away
phrasal verb
signed away; signing away; signs away
: to give (something, such as rights or property) to someone by signing a document
He signed away his share of the farm.
Examples of sign away in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Here’s the latest forecast track of Hurricane Beryl Parkland school shooter signs away rights to his name.
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
For the better part of two decades, since Baltimore leaders signed away the rights to a 14-acre swath of West Baltimore beneath their homes, the residents of Poppleton have gotten used to waiting.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
Trending Nationally Parkland school shooter signs away rights to his name.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024
The Court has long held that companies may force their workers and consumers to sign away their right to sue that company in a real court — one that can conduct a jury trial — and instead have the case heard by a private arbitrator.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
The contract signs away your right to negatively review the game.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Desperate to move her family away from a block in Newark with increasing drug activity, Coleman signed away one type of risk for another.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
Users currently sign away their rights to that data in return for the wonderful free goods and services that big technology companies provide.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2016
Additionally, they are prohibited from profiling child users in ways that do not serve their best interests, tracking their locations, and using manipulative design techniques to coerce children to sign away the rights to their personal information.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 4 July 2024
For the better part of two decades, since Baltimore leaders signed away the rights to a 14-acre swath of West Baltimore beneath their homes, the residents of Poppleton have gotten used to waiting.
—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2024
Trending Nationally Parkland school shooter signs away rights to his name.
—Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2024
The Court has long held that companies may force their workers and consumers to sign away their right to sue that company in a real court — one that can conduct a jury trial — and instead have the case heard by a private arbitrator.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 27 June 2024
The contract signs away your right to negatively review the game.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 13 May 2024
Desperate to move her family away from a block in Newark with increasing drug activity, Coleman signed away one type of risk for another.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
Users currently sign away their rights to that data in return for the wonderful free goods and services that big technology companies provide.
—Anne-Marie Slaughter, Foreign Affairs, 4 Oct. 2016
Additionally, they are prohibited from profiling child users in ways that do not serve their best interests, tracking their locations, and using manipulative design techniques to coerce children to sign away the rights to their personal information.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
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“Sign away.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sign%20away. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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