once-over
Example Sentences
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Less costly inspections will still have someone under the car doing all the things that many sellers have already done – looking for leaks, inspecting axles and tires, and giving the car a good once-over.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
After 10 minutes I give my work a good once-over.
From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2022
After tidying up the room and doing a final once-over, the 52-year-old was done chit-chatting and impatient to start his day, collecting recyclables.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2022
Even if you’re an accomplished skier, going with someone whose job it is to intimately know the mountain helps unlock experiences you may not have noticed when you gave the piste map a once-over.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 17, 2021
The fat man gave Salvador and Lupita the once-over.
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
