sign away
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Reporters, to their credit, refused and walked out rather than sign away their independence.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026
When Kate St. John, 31, started IVF in 2023, she got her husband to sign away rights to their embryos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
The couple says Veytia forced them to sign away the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
Just weeks after the law’s passage, the Tulsa County District Attorney’s Office drafted a waiver asking defendants accepting plea bargains to sign away the right to have this law used.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024
My second impulse was to run outside and rip the sign away.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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