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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Despite the trifecta, Trump is pushing an expansive view of executive power that questions the role of Congress and the courts to serve as a check over federal agencies.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
An Alabama man recruited a postal worker to help steal hundreds of expensive business checks over the course of 2 1/2 years, federal officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The group then enjoys their dinner, says Paisley, and as the evening is coming to a close, the waiter brings the check over.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Never sign your insurance check over to someone else.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Sinner then left the court for treatment, having been checked over by physios at the side of the court with a monitor attached to his finger.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Slack called the local shelter to get the dog, named Jack Skellington (Jack for short), checked over.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox starter kept the Rockies in check over seven shutout innings, limiting Colorado to five hits and one walk while tallying four strikeouts in the thin Rocky Mountain air.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2024
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.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025
An Alabama man recruited a postal worker to help steal hundreds of expensive business checks over the course of 2 1/2 years, federal officials said.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
The group then enjoys their dinner, says Paisley, and as the evening is coming to a close, the waiter brings the check over.
—Alex Ross, People.com, 7 Mar. 2025
Never sign your insurance check over to someone else.
—Jill Schlesinger, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
Sinner then left the court for treatment, having been checked over by physios at the side of the court with a monitor attached to his finger.
—Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 20 Jan. 2025
Slack called the local shelter to get the dog, named Jack Skellington (Jack for short), checked over.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The Red Sox starter kept the Rockies in check over seven shutout innings, limiting Colorado to five hits and one walk while tallying four strikeouts in the thin Rocky Mountain air.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 24 July 2024
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.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Check over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20over. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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