checkered

Example Sentences

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It still features the dazzling double staircase and checkered marble flooring in the grand entryway.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 17, 2026

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

I reached into the pocket of my checkered dress and pulled out the handbill Aunt Kitty had given me the other day.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan