How to Use checkerboard in a Sentence

checkerboard

noun
  • The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
  • Think of your bed as a checkerboard, and plant only in the red squares.
    — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2017
  • And even in the kitchen, there are wood ceilings, and that checkerboard floor.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
  • This was the case in the recent proof about checkerboard-like patterns on a grid.
    — Quanta Magazine, 9 July 2019
  • Up your lawn-mowing game by adding stripes or even a checkerboard pattern with these tips.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • Repeat process with 4 of the slices to form a second block of checkerboard dough.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 21 Dec. 2025
  • The checkerboard of houses was more than a century ahead of its time.
    — Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2021
  • The flooring is a whimsical checkerboard tile in blue and cream.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2023
  • Her checkerboard nails showed she was fully committed to the look.
    — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2023
  • On the table, a mother-of-pearl tray with a checkerboard pattern.
    — Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Floors are lined with vibrant green checkerboard patterns and wall-to-wall carpet.
    — Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
  • The kitchen island is lined with blue tile, and the kitchen floors are an asymmetric checkerboard.
    — Genevieve Redsten, Journal Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2024
  • There, ceilings soar and a marble black-and-white checkerboard floor lines the entrance.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • At the state level, there is a checkerboard of gun laws that align with the partisan tilt of each state.
    — New York Times, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Scarlet strings of chile hung against the light-brown adobe of houses, and the fields were checkerboards of green and gold.
    — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Whale sharks are known for their broad and flat heads and distinctive body markings of light checkerboard stripes.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • End grain is made by using the ends of the planks, creating a checkerboard effect.
    — Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The seashore and the land beneath the water are a checkerboard of ownership.
    — Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Gaines puts a modern twist on checkerboard flooring by not making all of the squares uniform sizes.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 July 2024
  • The white and gray blocks could have been arranged like a checkerboard, but that would have been heavy-handed and boring.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Field of Dreams Who knew checkerboards could be so celestial?
    — Zoe Ruffner, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The new wife had cut large squares of blue and green carpet and covered the floor of the game room in a checkerboard pattern.
    — Richard Siken august 26, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2025
  • Dial up the cottagecore vibes with this throw pillow that has a warm, rusty red checkerboard design.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
  • With a checkerboard, two sets of pieces, and an understanding of the rules, anyone can play the game.
    — Oshan Jarow, Vox, 15 June 2024
  • This set features funky florals and a Kelly green checkerboard print.
    — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Match yours to the overall style of your room of choice, and tie in other checkerboard elements with a rug or posters.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Touching the trash can, the dark puddle of a thick garment stretches out across the checkerboard tiles like a bearskin.
    — Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Use ruler to divide board into 9 equal-sized squares and outline the checkerboard in pencil.
    — Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Use ruler to divide board into 9 equal-sized squares and outline the checkerboard in pencil.
    — Sarah Newell, Seventeen, 15 Nov. 2017
  • The Croats have not worn their white-and-red checkerboard shirts since their opener against Nigeria.
    — Ronald Blum, The Seattle Times, 9 July 2018

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