check off

Example Sentences

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I still make lists and check off the completed items.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Perhaps the real disappointing aspect of the bucket list is that most of us will probably never check off all or even some of the items on it.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

They’re just beginning to check off their goals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2024

They’re saying, “I know that I'm supposed to be checking off the other box, but I'm going to check off this one.”

From Salon • May 5, 2024

At first I would check off each day with a pencil.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien