checking

Example Sentences

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Be sure to make the most of your sky watching time by checking the weather first on the BBC Weather app or online.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Confirm this by checking the browser’s address bar, which typically displays a lock icon indicating that you’re accessing the website securely.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Local elections officials say you can save time checking in at the vote center by scanning your “quick check-in code,” which verifies your voter registration.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Federal officials require states to issue quarantine orders if people fail to comply, with health officials checking symptoms twice daily.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“Like fingerprinting! They’re checking our identities, making sure we really are the babies from the plane, I bet. Whatever you do, don’t touch that rock! Just pretend.”

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix