How to Use blank check in a Sentence

blank check

noun
  • That era of blank checks may be over.
    — Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And there were a lot of blank checks lying around Google at that time.
    — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Body Talk gave Robyn the world’s fattest blank check.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 27 Mar. 2026
  • But this would constitute a blank check for a foreign war.
    — Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Sanders has called the bill a blank check for the the microchip industry.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 28 July 2022
  • But not even offering agencies a blank check to take in more kids has worked.
    — Kaitlin Durbin, cleveland, 14 Aug. 2022
  • But elections are not a blank check for dysfunction.
    — Jodi Balma, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • While endowments don’t serve as a blank check, schools can still pull from them in times of need.
    — Todd L. Pittinsky, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Disney no longer gets a blank check from Wall Street for streaming.
    — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 5 Dec. 2022
  • What most people don't know, though, is that a bank levy is not a blank check for creditors to use.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Don't sign blank checks that allow another person to fill in the amount.
    — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • The Rockets don't appear to be in any rush to hand him a blank check, either.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The purse contained $80 cash, a blank check and several gift cards.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2018
  • Wage garnishment doesn't just hand debt collectors a blank check, though.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Ujiri said his decision is not about wanting a blank check to execute his plan.
    — Curtis Rush, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • But a couple could do a lot of damage with a spare $5K in their mitts, let alone a blank check.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
  • So does this ruling mean that states have a blank check to start violating copyright law?
    — Timothy B. Lee, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Many voters saw it as a blank check for more overspending and rejected it.
    — Mark Powell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The purse, valued at $60, contained $80 cash, gift cards and a blank check.
    — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2018
  • For too long, Congress has given presidents a blank check to wage war.
    — Byron Tau, WSJ, 16 Apr. 2018
  • But Milei’s electoral mandate is not a blank check for his party’s agenda.
    — María Victoria Murillo, Foreign Affairs, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Costner was still a movie star, but he was no longer being offered blank checks and full creative control.
    — Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Under the plan, Missouri wouldn’t just hand the teams a blank check for new stadiums.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
  • Now, blank check companies have returned, but this year’s crop is a different breed.
    — Luisa Beltran, Fortune, 1 July 2025
  • The era for signing the blank checks requested by the bureaucracy needs to come to an end.
    — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • The public interest isn’t a blank check for the government.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The setup is a kid on a bike gets hit by a rich guy who hands him a blank check to keep the kid from making a big deal of the hit-and-run.
    — Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Victory wouldn’t even be the first blank check company focused on sports and media.
    — Dallas News, 8 Mar. 2021
  • But now, Gilligan has finally cashed in the blank check to which he’s been long entitled.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
  • And there’s plenty of reason to be skeptical about handing a blank check over to the president.
    — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 21 July 2022

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