check
verb (used with object)
to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly.
am checking
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present progressiveof check (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By the time we are a few days from Election Day, I am checking them about 10 times a day.
From Salon ● Oct. 8, 2022
“I am checking every day, and right now, things are normal and safe,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 29, 2021
“I am checking on him now,” he replied.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2021
Followed immediately by defiance: Well, if this is going to be my end, then I am checking out on a blissful pound of fresh crab meat and leaving my utility bills unpaid!
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2020
“I am checking on some land investments,” he said.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
