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

He said his family doesn’t think of exercise as another box to check off.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

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

I took their check off them, but they wouldn't let me pay it.

From "The Catcher in the Rye" by J. D. Salinger