double-checking
- present participle of double-check.
Example Sentences
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A weekday morning on the South Side, kids waiting for the No. 3 King Drive bus to get to school, parents double-checking backpacks and lunch bags while helicopters churn the sky above.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2025
The state appears to have presented a figure without fully explaining its methodology or double-checking the information, said Becker, who is a former senior trial attorney in the voting section of the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2024
Many of the studies dated back to the 19th century, before the advent of modern scientific imaging, or cited claims from those older studies made without double-checking them.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Twinning is a way of double-checking gold is present by drilling next to the place it has been found and taking rock samples.
From BBC ● May 18, 2024
Speaking of figures, Brian Cochran began double-checking the sales totals.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
