How to Use checkup in a Sentence

checkup

noun
  • The doctor gave me a checkup.
  • She goes for a checkup every year.
  • She brought in her car for a 30,000-mile checkup.
  • This time, they were told to bring Addie in for a checkup.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 July 2022
  • At a checkup the next day, the scale showed Garrett had lost weight.
    jsonline.com, 29 Apr. 2022
  • That’s when his next MRI and checkup are scheduled for the stress reaction in the leg.
    Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 14 June 2023
  • Your dog should go to the vet at least once a year for his annual checkup.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2022
  • The pair got their final checkup, were weighed, swabbed to check for diseases and had their blood drawn.
    Michael George, CBS News, 22 July 2022
  • The toddler has received checkups in the days since and is healing well, Zach said.
    oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • At that moment a vet tech comes to fetch Blu for a checkup, and his legs give out right there in the waiting room.
    Gregg Doyel, The Indianapolis Star, 8 July 2022
  • As for my checkup, Saxon ordered up a stress test for me, just to stay on top of things.
    Steve Lopezcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2023
  • She was sent to a physician to do a checkup, including a colonoscopy.
    Jonathan Moens, Popular Mechanics, 27 June 2023
  • The front and rear sections of the car were mangled and even the engine – which had run fewer than 100 laps – went back to the builder for a checkup.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2022
  • He was cleared to play for the Bruins, but what will his medical checkups show?
    Joe Nguyen, The Denver Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Your annual checkup is also the perfect time to get your flu shot out of the way.
    Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • For example, my wife texted me about an hour ago that our three kids got great checkups.
    Annie Karni, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • If your documents are more than a couple of years old, get a checkup.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 7 June 2022
  • Mary Lynch, 36, with her children, at a checkup with Dr. Stacey Ehrenberg.
    Stephanie Sinclair Jaime Lowe, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2022
  • The wreck killed 23-year-old Asherey Ryan, who was eight-and-a-half months pregnant and on her way to a prenatal checkup.
    Paul Best, Fox News, 11 Aug. 2022
  • For some conditions, skipping a checkup or two may not matter all that much in the long run.
    Tim Requarth, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2022
  • In the spring of 2019, when Banquo was about eight years old, a vet at a routine checkup noticed that his kidneys felt swollen.
    Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2022
  • Please get that checkup and make sure your internal is right.
    Roger Lockridge, Men's Health, 10 May 2022
  • The state did not report the share of women without a postpartum checkup.
    Marin Wolf, Dallas News, 22 June 2023
  • Something tells us our dentist is going to be pleased at our next checkup.
    Lacey Muinos, Health, 11 Dec. 2023
  • At a post-covid-19 checkup in January, Stipetich's lungs were clear and all of his bloodwork was perfect.
    Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2021
  • At his next annual checkup, it was noted that his blood platelets were very low.
    Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 June 2022
  • Galaxy recommends leaving it to the pros: Take your cat to the vet once or twice a year for a dental checkup and cleaning.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 24 Apr. 2023
  • While most GPs can perform basic skin exams during a checkup, Dr. Markowitz has seen the rare case where a melanoma was missed.
    Beth Sobol, Allure, 29 Nov. 2023
  • To avoid a breakdown, change your HVAC filters each season and have a technician out twice a year to give the system a checkup.
    Rachel Kurzius, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Continue to see your vet for checkups throughout your dog's life.
    Jennifer Nelson, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2023

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