read over
phrasal verb
read over; reading over; reads over
: to read (something) from beginning to end especially to look for mistakes or check details
He read over the contract carefully.
Examples of read over in a Sentence
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Working from one of Baldwin’s unfinished manuscripts, Peck wrote a screenplay that Samuel L. Jackson then read over archival images and videos.
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Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
But the workers felt pride in their craft, printing the first draft of history for others to read over coffee.
—Vincent Alban, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Witherspoon has picked some great reads over the years, including Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & The Six and Kiley Reid's Such a Fun Age.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
By Nickelodeon Dialogue Coach The video opens to a young boy reading over his lines on a TV set until an adult man leads him into a trailer and closes the blinds.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Phoenix Public Library Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500 To keep over 12,500 children reading over the summer by creating joyful learning experiences that are free and accessible to all families in Phoenix.
—Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
Set aside the time needed to assemble the kitchen and read over the instructions carefully.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
If the daily joke that my daughters’ principal reads over morning announcements is any indication, a playful poem at dinner or bedtime could be a welcome ritual.
—Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Gazans’ shift in support for Hamas If read over time, polls of Gazans from 2007 to 2023 tell a story.
—Nathan French, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
But the workers felt pride in their craft, printing the first draft of history for others to read over coffee.
—Vincent Alban, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024
Witherspoon has picked some great reads over the years, including Celeste Ng’s Little Fires Everywhere, Taylor Jenkins Reid’s Daisy Jones & The Six and Kiley Reid's Such a Fun Age.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
By Nickelodeon Dialogue Coach The video opens to a young boy reading over his lines on a TV set until an adult man leads him into a trailer and closes the blinds.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 18 Mar. 2024
Phoenix Public Library Foundation, Phoenix, $7,500 To keep over 12,500 children reading over the summer by creating joyful learning experiences that are free and accessible to all families in Phoenix.
—Alexis Waiss, The Arizona Republic, 17 Mar. 2024
Set aside the time needed to assemble the kitchen and read over the instructions carefully.
—Katrina Cossey, Parents, 1 Mar. 2024
If the daily joke that my daughters’ principal reads over morning announcements is any indication, a playful poem at dinner or bedtime could be a welcome ritual.
—Megan Gambino, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
Gazans’ shift in support for Hamas If read over time, polls of Gazans from 2007 to 2023 tell a story.
—Nathan French, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
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“Read over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/read%20over. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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