checkered

Example Sentences

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No small feat, considering its checkered, less-than-ambitious launch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

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

A series on BritBox blends the police thriller with complex family drama in following a magistrate with a checkered past.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

As he kicked his checkered soccer ball along the streets, he could feel it lurking in shadowy doorways, behind shaded windows.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli