check
Example Sentences
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“A ‘check’ means that we’re not going to get serious about dealing with all the major issues that the American people desperately want to see dealt with,” he said.
From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2016
Six Rules for robust science are a good filter to ‘check’ the basis of foundational science.
From Forbes • Jun. 11, 2013
You know woman's indefatigability when she wishes to carry a point; she offered me 'check' on every side with admirable persistency.
From Withered Leaves. Vol. II. (of III) A Novel by Gottschall, Rudolf von
Why, then, distinguish the 'check' as something apart from the instinct?
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Stephen, Leslie, Sir
But what profit is ours of nil these triumphs, so long as we cry not 'check' to Rome!
From Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut by Mason, Eugene
Vocabulary lists containing check
Greetings, World Traveler! — List 1
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Lesson 7
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