signed
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past participleof sign.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
signnounan indication or piece of evidence. -
past tense formof sign.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
signnounan indication or piece of evidence.
Example Sentences
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Almost a century had passed by the time Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in 1964 and the Voting Rights Act in 1965, a period characterized by subjugation and violence by the white majority.
From Salon ● Nov. 3, 2026
She’s opening a long stretch of Rodrigo’s current arena tour, including 10 nights at the Intuit Dome in January, and just signed to Roan producer Dan Nigro’s Interscope imprint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026
Nearing the end of the journey, he signed a deal with acclaimed German filmmaker Werner Herzog, with the pair pictured together on Shakespeare Beach, near Dover, moments after the adventurer waded ashore in October.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
For most of Netflix’s history, investors cared less about how much people watched than whether they signed up and stayed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026
Even if she had not said my name, the crimson in her cheeks suggested that she now had connected me to the other Pan Kravitz, the man who signed her paychecks.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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