Sentence examples for check means from inspiring English sources

The industrywide effort to keep capacity in check means fewer empty seats on most flights.

The term "teller's check" means any check issued by a depository institution and drawn on another depository institution.

A beige check means Burberry, lipstick kisses mean Moschino, leopard print means Roberto Cavalli - and a zigzag always, always means Missoni.

But her preoccupation with keeping her technology in check means there's little connection with a crowd that knows every word of her subtle, sombre songs.

The term "check" means any negotiable demand draft drawn on or payable through an office of a depository institution located in the United States.

The term "check" means an egg that has a broken shell or crack in the shell but has its shell membranes intact and contents not leaking.

He unveiled an oversized $1,000 check meant to help beef up the school's library collection.

When a minister's aide cashed a check meant for a transformer, Mr. Ataullah spent a week tracking down a copy.

And keeping the megaherbivore populations in check meant that there was more vegetation for small mammals and birds.

Because I had dragged my feet so long with other ideas, writing that first check meant "this is happening". And there was no turning back.

(iv) Stops before returning to check – mean number of places visited between returns to the key locale.