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
In some cases, as Lummis alludes to, parents were forced to sign away their rights to their children for as long as the government chose to hold them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 30, 2024
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
When I finally dared to look again at the courtyard, I found that someone had tom the sign away.
From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli
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