check over
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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Five minutes later, Valverde gets his second — waiting until O’Reilly checks over his right shoulder, then darting in behind on the opposite side, and finishing from Vinicius Junior’s pass.
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Low gas prices have helped keep inflation in check over the past year.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Dean’s driver had passed all 12 of his background checks over a seven-year period and more than half of his 10,000 rides before the incident received five-star ratings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Kasieta says the state of Michigan cashed $18,000 of his checks over three years.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
Happy Feet was taken in by the rescue and checked over by a vet.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, that person can check over the AI’s work and then make the loan decision.
—Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Germany was giving a tour, two student employees were sewing patches onto their staff T-shirts, and Koblegarde was checking over inventory in the kitchen aisle.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
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Michael Cox, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Low gas prices have helped keep inflation in check over the past year.
—David Goldman, CNN Money, 9 Mar. 2026
Dean’s driver had passed all 12 of his background checks over a seven-year period and more than half of his 10,000 rides before the incident received five-star ratings.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2026
Kasieta says the state of Michigan cashed $18,000 of his checks over three years.
—Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 12 Jan. 2026
Happy Feet was taken in by the rescue and checked over by a vet.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, that person can check over the AI’s work and then make the loan decision.
—Big Think, 6 Oct. 2025
Germany was giving a tour, two student employees were sewing patches onto their staff T-shirts, and Koblegarde was checking over inventory in the kitchen aisle.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Check over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/check%20over. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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