Sentence examples for checked hard from inspiring English sources

I decided that he hadn't really checked, or if he had, he hadn't checked hard enough.

"It wasn't that he checked hard, but he was steadying for a while.

He was checked hard against the boards by DARIUS KASPARAITIS in the 5-1 loss to Pittsburgh on Tuesday night.

He sustained a concussion on Feb. 22, 2011, when he was checked hard and cleanly by his brother Eric, a star forward for the Carolina Hurricanes.

He was chasing the puck along the boards in front of the team benches late in the second period when he was checked hard by Chara.

In the 1992 version of its N.H.L. game, players who were checked hard or hit their heads on the ice could be shown unconscious in growing pools of blood.

"But it's hard to give it up, hard to stop checking, hard to stop that thirst for awareness," he continued.

The Washington Capitals, like the Ottawa Senators before them, check hard, block shots and play a suffocating defense — just as the Rangers did throughout their 109-point regular season.

It's different for hockey — players can skate fast, check hard, stick-handle the puck and otherwise play a full-tilt game without anyone getting hit in the head.

For a year and a half she worked 11-hour days checking hard drive casings with no music or chat permitted, but found satisfaction in spotting hairline cracks and other errors.

"All the players and all the leaders in the room continually check hard, play hard, play good defense and the goals will come that way.