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checkered

adjective

check·​ered ˈche-kərd How to pronounce checkered (audio)
1
: marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials
a checkered fabric
checkered tablecloths
see also checkered flag
2
: marked by alternation or contrast of fortune
… the best album of his checkered career Mark Coleman
especially : marked by many problems or failures
… had a checkered past that included convictions for battery and tax evasion. Charlotte Triggs et al.

Example Sentences

He has had a checkered career with many ups and downs.
Recent Examples on the Web On the overtime green-white-checkered restart, Chastain blew through Turn 1 and took an access road to merge back onto the track. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2022 That led to a green-white-checkered finish at the 1¼-mile hairpin east of St. Louis, where Busch chose the outside lane as Logano drove his No. 22 car to the inside once again. Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2022 The last wreck brought out a red flag to clear fluid off the track and forced a second green-white-checkered finish. Paul Newberry, ajc, 20 Mar. 2022 Their points battle would be moot, however, if another winless driver takes the checkered flag at Watkins Glen. Ellen J. Horrow, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022 Josef Newgarden saw the checkered flag out his windshield as the hard-charging rookie sprinted closer and closer into his rearview mirror. Jenna Fryer, ajc, 21 Aug. 2022 The checkered print is very CEO, and the gold bangles are fun. Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 15 June 2022 Solar sails have a relatively short and checkered history. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2022 At the white flag, Rossi had 2.5 seconds to go and worked his way into the TV shot as Power took the checkered flag; the final gap was just 1.0027 seconds. Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 5 June 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of checkered was in the 15th century

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