check over
phrasal verb
checked over; checking over; checks over
: to look at (something or someone) in a careful way to find problems, mistakes, etc.
checking the new cars over
The doctors checked him over for bruises.
Be sure to check over each item on the list for any mistakes.
Examples of check over in a Sentence
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Marrus, the Compass broker who routinely checks over board applications, remembers walking into a listing in Flatiron that had sat for six months and realizing why.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Catch up quick: Musk handed out two $1 million checks over the weekend at campaign events in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, per CNN.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Donnell said that was likely to keep price growth in check over the coming months, as more owners of second properties come to the market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Poteet said there are three maintenance crews that check over the jets before and after flights as well as overnight and fix any possible issues such as refilling fluids.
—Sadie Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The Panthers’ physical style that kept speedy Edmonton in check over the series’ first three games was ineffective Saturday.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
As part of that expansion, families received half of the CTC in monthly checks over six months, providing them with as much as $300 per child for each of those months.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2024
Lopez was required to make visible cell checks every 15 minutes but missed 10 checks over a nearly six-hour period.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
Catch up quick: Musk handed out two $1 million checks over the weekend at campaign events in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, per CNN.
—Isaac Avilucea, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Donnell said that was likely to keep price growth in check over the coming months, as more owners of second properties come to the market.
—Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
Poteet said there are three maintenance crews that check over the jets before and after flights as well as overnight and fix any possible issues such as refilling fluids.
—Sadie Lacicero, arkansasonline.com, 12 Sep. 2024
The Panthers’ physical style that kept speedy Edmonton in check over the series’ first three games was ineffective Saturday.
—David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 16 June 2024
More than 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five-year period, according to new data released Thursday by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives.
—Lindsay Whitehurst, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2024
As part of that expansion, families received half of the CTC in monthly checks over six months, providing them with as much as $300 per child for each of those months.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Mar. 2024
Lopez was required to make visible cell checks every 15 minutes but missed 10 checks over a nearly six-hour period.
—Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 5 Jan. 2024
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“Check over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20over. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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