Sentence examples for always in check from inspiring English sources

In Bowden's telling, it is a place where egos are always in check and men are larger than life.

When asked about Melua being an 'adrenaline junkie', Mike Batt said, "she enjoys extremes, but in life her emotions are always in check".

All of which was always held in check, or presented as a conundrum, as a singular, inexplicable silent moment.

There's some brazen playing to enjoy – the low brass in March to the Scaffold sound like a foghorn – but the impression of a lack of refinement is deceptive: the balance and pace are always tautly in check.

Because of this self-imposed restriction, a vast and often surreal landscape is always held in check by its simple, sturdy frame, making "Desire of the Everlasting Hills," against all probability, a stunning success, the best of the three books.

Roger's temper, while legendary, was always in heavy check.

But O'Sullivan in full flow is always in motion, checking this, squinting at that, buzzing backward and forward around the table, grimacing at the balls, fussing at chalk marks on the baize.

Clearly, democratic forms do not always succeed in checking corruption.

Armenia and Azerbaijan clash extensively over territory, with occasional episodes of violence, but hostilities are always kept in checked to avoid a full-scale war.

If you think about Gus Fring, he lives in a relatively modest house and works out of his chicken restaurant, always checking in on customers.

Alison Parker always checked in with her father.