checkered
Example Sentences
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“Well,” Verstappen said after taking the checkered flag, “it’s all possible now.”
Their guru’s virile presence and checkered past preceded him in his days as a figure on the Sunset Strip.
From Los Angeles Times
In 2020, Morris prevailed — an extraordinary outcome considering his checkered past and, especially, given the ages of the boys.
From Washington Post
“Our strategy is clear and unchanged,” he said, adding that risk management and prevention of financial crime were key focuses of UBS’s board — perhaps an oblique reference to his fallen rival’s checkered history.
From New York Times
His checkered business career, let alone the controversies surrounding his time in office, reveal him to be a figure who has long benefited from a certain culture of impunity among U.S. elites.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
