checkered

Example Sentences

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“Well,” Verstappen said after taking the checkered flag, “it’s all possible now.”

From The Wall Street Journal

It might as well be a plea from the D&D franchise itself, which has a legacy of screen adaptations as checkered as the protagonist’s past.

From Los Angeles Times

So people with problematic pasts, including checkered or fabricated military records, became entrenched in the Legion and a constellation of other volunteer groups.

From New York Times

The heavily indebted Pemex has long had a checkered record on security, and dozens of people have been killed in some major accidents in the past.

From Reuters

Soon after, red-and-white checkered restaurant tablecloths splattered with sauce dotted the American landscape.

From Salon