checkered
Example Sentences
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“Well,” Verstappen said after taking the checkered flag, “it’s all possible now.”
Attendees wore straw cowboy hats or fancy baseball caps, checkered button-down shirts or Carhartt polos.
From Los Angeles Times
And that included three wins in a home building they had a checkered past in.
From Seattle Times
The track “Too Tough To Tame” has traditionally gotten drivers sideways both during and after the checkered flag waves.
From Washington Times
After the checkered flag, he apologized to his team, his voice barely a whisper: “I’m so sorry. I can’t believe it.”
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
