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How to Use "Signal" with Example Sentences
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signal
(n):
something that sends information or a message
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Used with adjectives:
"
We received a
clear
signal
.
"
(clear, unmistakable)
"
He was giving
mixed
signals
to his ex-girlfriend.
"
(mixed, conflicting, confusing, contradictory)
"
We were startled by the
warning
signal
.
"
(warning, alarm, distress, danger)
"
The baseball pitcher gave the catcher a
hand
signal
.
"
(hand, visual, non-verbal)
"
I called him, but I got a
busy
signal
.
"
(busy)
Used with verbs:
"
She
gives
mixed
signals
.
"
(gives, sends, shows)
"
The employees learned to
pick up
visual
signals
.
"
(pick up, respond to)
"
The nurse tried to
read
the
signals
from the patient.
"
(read, understand, pick up, recognize)
"
This signal
indicates
danger
.
"
(indicates, means, shows, implies)
Used with prepositions:
"
The police officer made a
signal
for
her to pull over.
"
(for)
"
We waited for the
signal
from
the captain.
"
(from)
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signal
(v):
to make a sound or motion that tells someone something; to show or mark
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Used with adverbs:
"
She was
signaling
frantically
to the police officer.
"
(frantically, desperately, wildly)
"
The truce
clearly
signals
the end of the war.
"
(clearly, surely, hopefully)
Used with verbs:
"
I
tried to
signal
to them.
"
(tried to, attempted to)
"
The hug
appears to
signal
the end of their fight.
"
(appear to, seems to)
"
This speech
was intended to
signal
a change in policy.
"
(be + intended to, be + meant to)
Used with nouns:
"
The bells are
signaling
their
approach
.
"
(approach, arrival, move, return)
"
His new job
signals
a new
beginning
.
"
(beginning, start, turning point)
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