checkered
Example Sentences
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“Well,” Verstappen said after taking the checkered flag, “it’s all possible now.”
During my visit, he gave me his room, with the checkered flannel sheets on the bed, and slept on the couch.
From Los Angeles Times
Both men had checkered romantic histories, and Livelsberger appears to have told multiple people he feared he suffered from PTSD.
From Salon
The building has a checkered but colorful past.
From Los Angeles Times
“I used peel-and-stick wallpaper, Tempaper & Co. paintable wallpaper and a faux flexible chair rail to transform this space. The floors are black-and-white checkered peel-and-stick vinyl. I wanted it to feel over the top.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
