checkered
Example Sentences
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But “Reality Check,” a new Netflix docuseries now streaming that examines “ANTM” and its checkered history through the accounts of those who were a part of it, is not affiliated with Banks.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Musk’s previous combinations of SolarCity with Tesla and X —formerly Twitter—with xAI point to a checkered history of value creation via mergers.
From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026
A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
Barbieland author Tarpley Hitt tells us all about the checkered past of the world’s most famous doll.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
Portia’s house was dark except for the checkered moonlight on the floor.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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