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Example Sentences
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Anyone travelling is urged to check their journey before setting out.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
It’s part of my job to check my biases at the door before watching any film, but occasionally, one or two sneak through.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
For Chrysler, however, a marginal refresh of the only model it sells was a welcome pulse check.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
State law requires schools to periodically check kids’ vision starting in kindergarten.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
She hummed as she measured and marked her charts, and she sang so loudly when she climbed Lookout Palm to check for sails that a seagull dropped his fish.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.