checkerboard

noun check·er·board \ -ˌbȯrd \

|Updated on: 22 Jun 2018

Examples: checkerboard in a Sentence

Definition of checkerboard

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

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Examples of checkerboard in a Sentence

The fields formed a checkerboard of light and dark squares.

Recent Examples of checkerboard from the Web

Her laptop screen was a checkerboard of restaurant images in real time.

— rick montgomery, kansascity, "Deported by ICE, Blue Line manager still runs hockey bar, prays with family every day," 10 June 2018
Virginia will join 32 states plus the District of Columbia that have expanded Medicaid on a checkerboard around the country that has been filling in during the past four years.

— laura vozzella, Washington Post, "Why the Trump administration made it easier for Virginia Republicans to expand Medicaid," 31 May 2018
When the doors opened a little before 8AM, the 100 or so spectators sorted themselves into wooden benches, the checkerboard of suits mostly matching the checks of the carpet: navy, charcoal, with a few strips of tan.

— rachel becker, The Verge, "Inside the climate change lawsuit pitting Big Oil against San Francisco and Oakland," 26 May 2018
The thicker your grass is, the better defined the checkerboard will be, explained Ryan Knorr of Ryan Knorr Lawn Care in a YouTube tutorial.

— candace braun davison, House Beautiful, "How To Get An Awesome Plaid Lawn, Like The One At The Royal Wedding," 21 May 2018
No one quite knows when black-and-white checkerboard became the official pattern of champions, but it’s been used to signal the end of car races since at least 1906.

— diana tsui, The Cut, "A Bag for Making Power Moves," 17 May 2018
Use ruler to divide board into 9 equal-sized squares and outline the checkerboard in pencil.

— sarah newell, Seventeen, "11 Ridiculously Awesome DIY Gifts for Your BFFs," 15 Nov. 2017
Cunning: Negan’s ability to play chess when his opponents are stuck on the checkerboard has become his most defining quality.

— nick statt, The Verge, "The Walking Dead Villain Watch season 8, episode 15: Worth," 9 Apr. 2018
Loons are indeed an elegant species, with black caps, red eyes and black-and-white checkerboard bodies.

— chelsey lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Great Wisconsin Birdathon takes flight during Year of the Bird," 5 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of checkerboard

1775

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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CHECKERBOARD Defined for English Language Learners

checkerboard

noun

Definition of checkerboard for English Language Learners

: a board that is marked with squares of two different colors (such as white and black) and that is used in various games (such as checkers)
: something that has a pattern or arrangement of squares that looks like a checkerboard