once-over
Example Sentences
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But once a module is shipped to a site, local inspectors will often do their own once-over.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026
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
The dolphins have been trained to cooperate, presenting their various body parts — teeth, belly, flukes — while their trainers give them the once-over.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2023
More dates followed — wine and cheese at her apartment, a bar hangout with Gloria’s numerous friends giving Andy a careful once-over.
From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021
Not once had she really, really looked at me since the snide once-over.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
