How to Use check on in a Sentence

check on

verb
  • Her son-in-law went to check on her and found her body.
    — Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • First detail to check on a floor plan?
    — The Editors, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The first person to be there, check on you.
    — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Nobody comes in and checks on him, and the door was open.
    — Lisa Rozner, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The few girlfriends of hers who did reach out to check on him stood out.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 28 May 2026
  • Make sure to also check on your own stress level, too.
    — Laura Wheatman Hill, Parents, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Their goal was to check on the rhino and provide care.
    — Ryan Brennan april 27, Miami Herald, 27 Apr. 2026
  • That’s a rubber stamp, not a check on power.
    — Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • The teen's uncle heard a loud thud and rushed to the shed to check on the two brothers.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
  • That same nurse was always checking on her and leaving notes.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
  • Dahrouge checks on them constantly.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 27 May 2026
  • And make sure to do an annual health check on the full scope of your finances.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 24 June 2026
  • Nancy's family went to her house to check on her.
    — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
  • Don't go days without checking on your tomato plants.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 23 May 2026
  • Don't go days without checking on your tomato plants.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 June 2026
  • Gordon then drove to his daughter’s apartment to check on her and found her body.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026
  • Her coworkers checked on her throughout the day.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 14 June 2026
  • Brandon Nimmo rushed over to check on him after the play was over.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026
  • Brandon Nimmo rushed over to check on him after the play was over.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • Never leave children or pets in cars and check on the elderly.
    — CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Police checked on the residents of that home and they were not injured.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • The agency must also conduct background checks on all adults in the home.
    — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Each week, Casey went to appointments to check on the baby's health.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • The move was seen as a risk, the result a check on Porter’s ambition.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • The training staff came to check on Murakami, who was pulled from the game.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2026
  • The couple then ran to their house to check on their children, the police report said.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
  • For years this was a handy check on the official number, a way to guess where the survey would land.
    — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
  • Track coach Joe McNab was first to arrive to check on him.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The court will also decide whether to ditch one of the last checks on money in politics.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • Here are 10 games to check on Friday and Sunday.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

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