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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Seeing the contrast between bright colors or between black and white, such as on a checkerboard, can enhance a baby’s vision, Curry said.
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Isabella Balandran, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
And even in the kitchen, there are wood ceilings, and that checkerboard floor.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
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
The trick is that each component lingers long enough to make any change feel like an event; checkerboard red-and-green switches to green-on-black, then green-on-black but with stutters of white and red.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
End grain is made by using the ends of the planks, creating a checkerboard effect.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Take, for example, a sprawling camp in Season 2 that had a budget of $50,000 and ended up having a life-size, outdoor checkerboard.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Photo : Savills The main reception hall features an elegant black-and-white checkerboard marble floor and a grand staircase.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Kocaeli is an industrial port town about 100 kilometers east of Istanbul surrounded by a checkerboard of tobacco and sugar beet fields, petrochemical plants, and paper mills.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
Isabella Balandran, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
And even in the kitchen, there are wood ceilings, and that checkerboard floor.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 8 Mar. 2024
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
The trick is that each component lingers long enough to make any change feel like an event; checkerboard red-and-green switches to green-on-black, then green-on-black but with stutters of white and red.
—Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
End grain is made by using the ends of the planks, creating a checkerboard effect.
—Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2024
Take, for example, a sprawling camp in Season 2 that had a budget of $50,000 and ended up having a life-size, outdoor checkerboard.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2024
Photo : Savills The main reception hall features an elegant black-and-white checkerboard marble floor and a grand staircase.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 2024
Kocaeli is an industrial port town about 100 kilometers east of Istanbul surrounded by a checkerboard of tobacco and sugar beet fields, petrochemical plants, and paper mills.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Checkerboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkerboard. Accessed 2 May. 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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