double check
noun
a simultaneous check by two pieces in which the moving of one piece to give check also results in discovering a check by another piece.
was double-checking
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past progressiveof double-check.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Temple, set up a fair distance from the community’s push-off point, was double-checking the outboard motor of his canoe.
From Slate ● Dec. 16, 2023
While others onstage approached questions with seemingly more political polish and an ability to recite voting records and alleged misdeeds of their rivals, Carson was double-checking his math.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2015
While Bat was double-checking the lock on his bike outside the Sugar Shack, he heard someone say his name.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
While the baronet was double-checking the amount, David Houston glanced at him.
From The Penal Cluster by Randall Garrett
