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

Moving into the bathroom, Jenner showed off her stunning shower, which is adorned with red-and-white checkered walls.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

Here, it also warrants mention that Nuzzi has accused Lizza of some pretty horrendous things, and that Lizza has a checkered history of his own.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

Both the soldiers and the villagers have on black pajama clothes and red-and-white checkered scarves with mud stains on their bottoms and knees.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung