checkered

Example Sentences

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No small feat, considering its checkered, less-than-ambitious launch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 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

Barbieland author Tarpley Hitt tells us all about the checkered past of the world’s most famous doll.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026

Although she wanted to keep her kitchen neutral, she added a pop of color with red-and-white checkered floors and a blue oven.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

He had reached the foot of the stairs and now stopped and turned, a leather suitcase in each hand, to face them where they were grouped, in the center of the checkered, tiled expanse.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan