Example Sentences
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At dusk they were checked into their rooms, and by dawn’s early light they were gone, only to be replaced at the dinner hour by more recruits.
We checked into our hotel during the wee hours of the morning, all of us tired, slightly unkempt and desperately in need of a warm shower.
From Salon
"We just made a run for it straight away, checked into a hotel in Muscat, and there we were just waiting," Chowdhury told the BBC after landing in Stansted on Friday.
From BBC
Another family, Indian passport holders, checked into a Hatta resort, because visa constraints stopped them from crossing the border.
He later posted saying he was still hearing explosions but was checking into a hotel until flights out of the country resumed.
From BBC
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