Words similar to checkers

Example sentences for: checkers

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

In any event, I have found that spelling checkers do find typographical errors that result in nonwords (like fulkly for fully ), which result from fast hunt-and-peck typing.
On various episodes he is a member, along with Bluebeard and the Grim Reaper, of "the Jury of the Damned"; he takes part in a snake-bludgeoning (in a scandal exposed by a Bob Woodward book); his enemies list is used for dastardly purposes; even his dog Checkers is said to be bound for hell.
Popular, too, is the game of caroms, played by flicking checkers on a square board with corner pockets.
I thought Alex Heard's piece "Sore Loser" put Garry Kasparov's behavior in proper context, but as a member of the Chinook team (computer checkers), I would like to make two points.
These days, spelling checkers are available to those who use personal computers, hence a dictionary for that purpose is of limited usefulness.