Asked by Henry2

I forgot to add this sentence. I'm unsure on the use of the preposition "in". Do you think I can omit it?

The new parents checked (in) their bags for cigarettes and listened to their songs to see if they contained bad language.
Answered by Writeacher
You don't need the word "in." The verb could also be any of these:
searched
went through
looked through
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