checked (out) 1 of 2

past tense of check (out)

checked out

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verb (2)

past tense of check out

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of checked (out)
Verb
Lamb checked out of the room the next day, and a housekeeper found three large trash bags filled with bloody towels and linens that were also soiled with human waste, according to the report. David Goodhue august 21, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Vegas played much of the night without center William Karlsson, who was being checked out on the bench for an apparent upper-body injury. Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026 Mac Jones did not throw Wednesday because of a sore shoulder that checked out clean and should be ready for training camp, which is expected to open July 25 or 26. Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Police checked out Hopkins' story. Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026 Lamar Odom has reportedly checked out of rehab after completing a 30-day program following his DUI arrest earlier this year. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 Soon, however, Sarah began not feeling well and her OBGYN told her to get checked out at a hospital. Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026 The outlet also said that Simmons was taken to a hospital after the accident to be checked out. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Oct. 2025 Now, a recent Urban performance has resurfaced that points to, if not that, at least the fact that the singer was mentally checked out a while ago. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for checked (out)
Verb
  • The Fayetteville, North Carolina, superstar scanned the T-Mobile Center, pointing out a few contenders.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Receipts and job sheets can be scanned to import billing information, reducing manual data entry.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • An 8-year-old has died after contracting a rare brain-eating amoeba believed to have been encountered while swimming in a lake near her home, her family and health officials said.
    Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Four-year-old Mohammed Taha died after an Israeli airstrike hit a house in central Gaza on Sunday, hospital authorities said.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Khan’s lawyers and family have also accused the government of defying a court order that required him to be examined at the private Shifa International Hospital in Islamabad.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • These cases represent a fraction of the unidentified victims whose remains have been examined over the years.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Rincker, a German immigrant, was known for casting the bell that hung from the first Cook County Courthouse, which was felled by the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Frightened that she may be plagued by the same mental illness that felled her mom, Gemma stubbornly refuses to believe anything is wrong.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • IndieWire has reviewed screenshots of the Kingsway account repeatedly mocking Adeliyi’s career as recently as last week.
    Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Parton’s secrets and legacy were captured in a new biography that came out earlier this year, which The Times reviewed here.
    Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Carli, who managed the Plainville store, passed away in 2020.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • There were also tributes before the match for Kevin Keegan, a hero for both sides, who passed away last month, with fans from both sides across the ground holding banners and a tifo across both home and away sections.
    Chris Waugh, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Half of those surveyed said just a one-week delay in pay would cause a major financial hardship.
    Dan Avery, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • It's been 17 years since Byers surveyed glacial lakes in the Himalayas and ran into a television crew just after crossing an 18,000-foot pass.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Yesterday in London, Elordi stepped out on the world premiere of Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars alongside his canine co-star, Rak Jasper.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The couples worked together through The Royal Foundation and delighted the public whenever the princes and their partners stepped out together.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Checked (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/checked%20%28out%29. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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