Example sentences for: checkered

How can you use “checkered” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The article recounts Weil's checkered history: As a Harvard undergraduate, he exposed Timothy Leary's LSD experiments, but he later did research concluding that marijuana is harmless.

  • The floors are checkered with marble slabs commemorating rich people.

  • Proposals to help the Northern Alliance had been debated in the U.S. government since 1999 and, as we mentioned in chapter 4, the U.S. government as a whole had been wary of endorsing them, largely because of the Northern Alliance's checkered history, its limited base of popular support in Afghanistan, and Pakistan's objections.

  • Meanwhile, back inside the car, Speed avoids another fiery collision to cross the finish line under the black-and-white checkered flag.

  • In today's politics, the son's checkered résumé signifies success.


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