checking
Example Sentences
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Rolling up and down the street on a new bike every day, checking in on every neighbor that would give him the time of day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
“We are checking that. They sent us a draft. We didn’t agree to it. It’s not our draft. We sent our comments.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Avoid lifestyle creep, where seeing more money in the checking account is tied to the feeling of more freedom to spend.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
"I've been checking in on everybody making sure the fire wasn't near their homes, but it was near my daughter's," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
He might have visited them already, in fact, but I won’t have a way of checking in with him before my evening shift begins.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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