security check
noun
: an investigation for the purpose of seeing if someone can be trusted
All government employees are subject to a security check.
Examples of security check in a Sentence
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The aide was detained after preventing federal officials from entering the office to conduct a security check.
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Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
An air traveler places his shoes in a bin before passing through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security check at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The lobby is outside individual immigration courtrooms but inside the area reached only by passing through an electronic security check staffed by security officers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Jail staff on a routine security check stumbled upon the arrow underneath a recreation yard window on June 6, Fayette County warden John Lenkey told KDKA-TV.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
The officers then detained the individual in the hallway for the purpose of completing the security check.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Emotional triggers such as frustration over delays, long lines at the security check or unmet service expectations, can escalate minor grievances into disruptive outbursts.
—Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the Nadler aide, who was never arrested, was briefly detained as part of a wider security check to protect federal employees in the building during the protest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The trailer opens with the title character going through airport security check.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
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Mackenzie Thomas, The Washington Examiner, 20 June 2025
An air traveler places his shoes in a bin before passing through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security check at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on February 20, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The lobby is outside individual immigration courtrooms but inside the area reached only by passing through an electronic security check staffed by security officers.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Jail staff on a routine security check stumbled upon the arrow underneath a recreation yard window on June 6, Fayette County warden John Lenkey told KDKA-TV.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
The officers then detained the individual in the hallway for the purpose of completing the security check.
—Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 3 June 2025
Emotional triggers such as frustration over delays, long lines at the security check or unmet service expectations, can escalate minor grievances into disruptive outbursts.
—Milad Haghani, CNN Money, 6 June 2025
The Department of Homeland Security said the Nadler aide, who was never arrested, was briefly detained as part of a wider security check to protect federal employees in the building during the protest.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
The trailer opens with the title character going through airport security check.
—Devonne Goode, Parents, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Security check.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20check. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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