How to Use checkbox in a Sentence

checkbox

noun
  • The form provides a checkbox to opt in, but not one to opt out.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Select the spam email by ticking the checkbox on its left side.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Click the checkbox at the top left corner of the email list to select all emails on the current page.
    — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 21 Sep. 2024
  • If there is a coupon available, the prompt will appear with a checkbox under the price of each item.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Click the $15 instant coupon checkbox to bring the price down to $40.
    — Scott Gilbertson, Wired, 27 Nov. 2020
  • This isn't just a compliance checkbox.
    — Sowmya Hariharan, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
  • Signing up for the program is done simply by checking a checkbox on the signup page.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 2 June 2021
  • Inclusion is not a feature or a checkbox.
    — Rathi Murthy, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Click the checkbox at the top left corner of the search results to select every message on the page.
    — Rob Pegoraro, USA TODAY, 28 June 2021
  • Head to the Listen tab and check the Listen to this device checkbox.
    — Popular Science, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Nobody had a checkbox, nobody had a board to go back and record everything, and bring back to today.
    — Quanta Magazine, 1 June 2022
  • In one demonstration, the tabletop system projects a checkbox that can be filled in with your finger.
    — Mark Aramo, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2022
  • In the next window, select the checkbox next to Export to a file and click Next.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The checkbox should catch this, ensuring the death would be counted as maternal.
    — Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Meanwhile, there’s another big point of contention around the checkbox and its impact.
    — Anna North, Vox, 1 July 2024
  • This subtle shift reframes progress as a continuum, not a checkbox.
    — Nicole Lipkin, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Compared to my usual routine, recovery didn’t feel like a checkbox.
    — Marisa McMillan, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Many companies treat security as a checkbox, not a core design idea.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Report spam in Gmail (desktop or web) Select the spam email by ticking the checkbox on its left side.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Simply mark the checkbox, and during checkout, the dollar or percent amount will be taken off the total price of the item.
    — Josie Howell | [email protected], al, 2 Aug. 2023
  • By contrast, the leaders who win with AI treat it as a cultural shift instead of a checkbox.
    — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Encephalopathy or encephalitis are included as a checkbox on the form.
    — Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
  • These checkbox initiatives, among others, are designed more for optics than substance.
    — Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2025
  • The checkbox to identify my race could be just another way to stigmatize my beautiful brown skin.
    — Elizabeth A. Brown, STAT, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Choose the Sleep, restart, or shut down checkbox and select Restart in the pop-up menu, pick the day and time and click Apply.
    — Simon Hill, Wired, 14 Jan. 2022
  • Engineer the data layer as the foundation, not a checkbox.
    — Ashwin Gaidhani, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • Over the past day or so, users of the platform noticed the checkbox to opt out of this data usage in X's privacy settings.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 26 July 2024
  • The new ordering system ditches the checkbox-style method of old for a Zoom-like interaction.
    — Dallas News, 27 Apr. 2022
  • This should be a wake-up call for every agency across the country, do not rest until wellness is truly a priority, not a checkbox.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The spokesperson also said the lack of a checkbox does not mean HHS failed to meet the goals of Biden’s order.
    — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 20 Dec. 2024

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