checks out

Example Sentences

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If everything checks out, Orion will make its “trans-lunar injection,” leaving Earth’s orbit and starting on their four-day journey to the moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The administration official said original projected pay dates were later, but the dates changed after the White House pushed to get checks out as soon as possible.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025

“Grass,” Victoria sighs brainlessly, and she checks out from reality again, unaware that vapid admission has cast her in the grim two-hander playing in her frantic husband's head.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

I spoke to my colleagues in BBC Verify, a team of journalists which forensically checks out information and sources.

From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024

“My parents dragged me both times. It’s total mumbo jumbo, though. Nothing checks out, absolutely nothing scientific about what they claim. But people eat it up.”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy