chequered
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Fernando Alonso - 7 - First time seeing the chequered flag this year!
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
Only Max Verstappen, who won for the first time aged 18 at the 2016 Spanish Grand Prix, has taken the chequered flag in F1 at a younger age than Antonelli.
From BBC • Mar. 15, 2026
"After a recently chequered past, the Burberry brand is regaining momentum," said Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Norris was 0.845 seconds ahead of a feisty Antonelli at the chequered flag with George Russell third in the second Mercedes ahead of Verstappen, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
O dark, musty platoon huts, with the iron bedsteads, the chequered bedding, the lockers and the stools!
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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