checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
ˈche-kər-ˌbȯrd 
1
: a board used in various games (such as checkers) with usually 64 squares in 2 alternating colors
2
: something that has a pattern or arrangement like a checkerboard
Examples of checkerboard in a Sentence
The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.
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This quilt has a neat box-quilted pattern that feels visually interesting and almost veers into checkerboard territory.
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Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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
The ceramic-tiled floor a sort of fifties blue-and-beige checkerboard.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
The geometric pattern puts a modern twist on the traditional checkerboard floor.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
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Megan Wahn, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2024
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
The ceramic-tiled floor a sort of fifties blue-and-beige checkerboard.
—Annie Ernaux, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
The geometric pattern puts a modern twist on the traditional checkerboard floor.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2024
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 14 Sep. 2024.
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checkerboard
noun
check·er·board
-ˌbō(ə)rd
-ˌbȯ(ə)rd
: a board used in games and marked with 64 squares in two colors
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