Example Sentences

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Wisely, Churchill did not write back, but he did return the check, uncashed, with his compliments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

From 2002 to 2017, Delaware took possession of $250 million in uncashed MoneyGram checks that were bought around the country, even though only $1 million was bought in Delaware itself, Jackson noted.

From Reuters • Feb. 28, 2023

The FTC also agreed to forgive an estimated $500 million in uncollected bills and send back uncashed checks to customers, who’d been charged an average of $60 for the supposedly free calls.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2022

But he is worried that many vouchers are uncashed.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022

Nearby, on a small table, was a stack of envelopes—his uncle’s uncashed paychecks, accumulating week by week.

From "The Invention of Hugo Cabret" by Brian Selznick