checkpoint
noun
check·point
ˈchek-ˌpȯint 
: a point at which a check is performed
vehicles were inspected at various checkpoints
Examples of checkpoint in a Sentence
Our car was stopped at a police checkpoint before we were permitted to cross the border.
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During the Bears’ 0-2 start last month, Stevenson struggled in pass coverage, renewing concerns about his ability to reach his next developmental checkpoint.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The delays, coupled with TSA agents calling out sick causing backups at security checkpoints, led to the end of that shutdown.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Texture and sheen mature later, and a twelve-month review is a fair checkpoint for judging the work.
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When the children’s bus reached the checkpoint to enter Israel, a soldier told the teacher that Khaled was barred from entering, an inscrutable dictate of the authorities.
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Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
The delays, coupled with TSA agents calling out sick causing backups at security checkpoints, led to the end of that shutdown.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
Texture and sheen mature later, and a twelve-month review is a fair checkpoint for judging the work.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
When the children’s bus reached the checkpoint to enter Israel, a soldier told the teacher that Khaled was barred from entering, an inscrutable dictate of the authorities.
—Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for checkpoint
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“Checkpoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkpoint. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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checkpoint
noun
check·point
ˈchek-ˌpȯint
: a point at which a check is carried out
vehicles were inspected at different checkpoints
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