check
verb (used with object)
to stop or arrest the motion of suddenly or forcibly.
had checked
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past perfectof check.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Police said neighbours had checked in on the family after a call from the man's wife, who had become concerned after a phone call with her husband.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
"I felt that I had done all the due diligence, I had checked with Companies House, I had checked with the Law Society, I checked all the TrustPilot reviews," she says.
From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026
Entertainment outlet TMZ reported that Nick Reiner had checked in to a Santa Monica hotel early Sunday morning.
From Barron's ● Dec. 17, 2025
When Rufus replied that he had checked and that it wasn’t illegal in Maryland, the man said it should have been.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
