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

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

Theme parks have long had a checkered reputation when it comes to dining.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

But by the time they took the last checkered flag of the year, on Sunday in Abu Dhabi, it was Norris who had done just enough.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025

Everything was yellow or pink—the checkered floor, the pinstriped walls, the booths and counter stools.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn