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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Officers explained to Ness that they had checked records at the crematorium and found Bush collected the baby's ashes on 13 May - two days after he had presented Ness and Ellerby with the urn.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
They had checked into the hotel using authentic Lebanese passports under aliases.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
Philippa said one of the men who walked into her room told her there had been a mix up with the bookings and asked if she had checked in properly.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2026
Detectives got a break in the case when they determined Reiner had checked into the Pierside Santa Monica hotel sometime after 4 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 20, 2025
“I wish I had a stone for the knife,” the old man said after he had checked the lashing on the oar butt.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
