chequerboard
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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If Wang’s sports bent means we get lilac Tour de France tops in the fanciest Balenciaga fabrics and JW’s leftfield slant means latex T-shirts and chequerboard tops, then we are convinced.
From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2014
Her sneakers are painted, one with an impossibly small chequerboard of a thousand colors, the other with yellow happy faces alternating with black skulls.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
The chequerboard of diplomatic moves Is London, all the world knows: here are born All inspirations of the Continent— So tell!
From The Dynasts by Hardy, Thomas
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