- present participle of check.
checking
Example Sentences
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It’s exceptional, and worth checking out over the next couple months until Apple’s “Slow Horses” returns to scratch that sad-spy itch.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026
If he posted anything on social media, he would be awake in the middle of the night checking for likes and comments.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
The officials told him they were only checking if people were inside.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
I was checking in with myself and what it might feel like to just make such a hard turn in life.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Coal kept on searching, opening files, reading and checking everything now that he knew she might be there, somewhere.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
