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 Garrett, Randall