perpetual check

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noun Chess.

a continuing series of checks resulting in a drawn game because they cannot be halted or evaded without resulting in checkmate or a serious disadvantage.

the situation in which this occurs.

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Origin of perpetual check

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby perpetual check

perpetrated, perpetrator, perpetual, perpetual adoration, perpetual calendar, perpetual check, perpetual debenture, perpetual inventory, perpetually, perpetual motion, perpetual-motion machine

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How to use perpetual check in a sentence

In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
Phylicia Rashad and the Cult of Cosby Truthers|Stereo Williams|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
We try to avoid going away for too long, so we can check back in.
Belle & Sebastian Aren’t So Shy Anymore|James Joiner|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
She came to sound check, that was the first time we ever performed it, and it was really cool.
Deer Tick's John McCauley on Ten Years in Rock and Roll|James Joiner|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To judge her acting abilities for yourself, check out her videos on YouTube for “Sex Shooter.”
Speed Read: The Juiciest Bits From the History of ‘Purple Rain’|Jennie Yabroff|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST

While the desk sergeant ran a background check, he was roughed up by another officer in the lock-up.
What Would Happen if I Got in White Cop’s Face?|Goldie Taylor|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The inheritance of the children of sinners shall perish, and with their posterity shall be a perpetual reproach.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
"Very well," said the other, handing him a check for twenty-five dollars as a retainer, and straightway left the office.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The new Government to preserve public order and check all reprisals against the Spaniards.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman
But in the organization in which we live over-production tends to check itself at once.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
He lived in a perpetual fear and danger of discovery; and discovery now was but another name, for poison—prison—death.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for perpetual check

perpetual check

noun

chess a consecutive series of checks that the checked player cannot avoid, leading to a drawn game

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