Example Sentences

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Chessmen have marched for hundreds of years across boards in Asia, Europe and the Middle East.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

May is on the shortlist for The Chessmen, the concluding novel in his series featuring ex-detective inspector Fin Macleod.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2014

Returning home … Peter May's The Chessmen, the final book in his trilogy set, is set on the Isle of Lewis.

From The Guardian • Jan. 23, 2013

“All of the cookies within our distinctive cookie range—Geneva, Milano, Chessmen, everything in a small white bag—are about ‘mom’s moment,’ ” he said.

From Slate • Sep. 5, 2012

There was a good fire burning in this looking-glass grate, but the flames went the other way of course, and down among the ashes, back of the grate, the Chessmen were walking about in pairs.

From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Moses, Belle