How to Use checker in a Sentence

checker

1 of 2 noun
  • And in August, Leo did a 180 in emails to Rolling Stone’s fact checker.
    Sean Williams, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • Grab a drink or a bar bite and play pool, checkers and other games.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • But before the Sox could get a cross-checker to see Valdez, the Astros signed him.
    Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Old photos on the wall show members of yore at the club’s checkers boards.
    Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2023
  • The Green Web Foundation has a checker for that, as well as a list of green hosting providers across the globe.
    IEEE Spectrum, 12 Dec. 2023
  • That room will also be used to host other games, like mahjong, chess and checkers.
    Lauren J. Mapp, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023
  • Some of this is Ds playing chess and Rs playing checkers.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Meta for the past two years, doing fact-checking for them, as a third-party fact-checker.
    Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 28 June 2022
  • The central plaza has tables for ping pong, chess and checkers, along with bocce courts.
    The Enquirer, 13 June 2023
  • In her latest photo dump, Kendall showed off frame after frame of a blue and green checker print sweater.
    Kelsey Stiegman, Seventeen, 7 June 2021
  • Use it as an all-over remedy for mass breakouts, or as a spot-checker for one-offs.
    Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Apple wants to bring a glucose sensor and a blood pressure checker to the wearable.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 25 July 2022
  • Take any of the park's hiking trials to enjoy the checker lilies, Bermuda buttercups, and many, many more.
    Kelsey Mulvey, House Beautiful, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The problem is that this new board may choose to play the role of national fact checker, a kind of government PolitiFact.
    The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 May 2022
  • Michael McLeod, more of a checker than a scorer, picked up his second goal of the season when his shot knuckle-balled over Thomas Greiss’ right shoulder.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2021
  • The rangy forward can fill a role in the bottom-six as a checker and penalty killer that still has offensive ability.
    Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
  • So, in a cat and mouse gambit, the fast-moving driver will change lanes, and then if the brake checker also changes lanes, a series of the lane going ping pong will take place.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 May 2021
  • The three-in-one folding case has two magnetic boards and comes with everything needed to play chess, checkers, and backgammon on the go.
    Molly Allen, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • In their search warrants, Newport News police had also sought to search the boy’s backpack, which had black white checkers and images of sharks.
    Ben Finley, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Made from 100 percent silk satin fabric with a handhold hem, the scarf is the perfect mix of timeless and trendy with its warped checker print pattern and green, navy, and cream hue.
    Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2023
  • The Reader looked to reel the piece back in, hiring an outside fact-checker for a post-publication edit.
    Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, 21 Apr. 2022
  • Golden worked as a checker and together the couple was raising a young Bobby.
    J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 30 June 2022
  • When choosing your preferred VIN checker, be sure to consider the tips shared in this article.
    Dallas News, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The look hinges on a white ten-gallon hat and a black-and-silver checker print suit jacket layered a white collared shirt and matching studded shorts cinched with a black YSL belt.
    Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Feb. 2024
  • My first desk job was as a fact-checker for The American Lawyer magazine, and that was pretty horrific.
    Diana Budds, Curbed, 23 May 2022
  • On Broadway, Daniel Radcliffe was like a fact-checker on a religious mission.
    Charles McNultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Taylor Swift is playing 3D promotional chess while the rest of us are still sorting our checkers.
    Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 20 Sep. 2023
  • In the years since, fact checkers have debunked the claim in lengthy articles, corrections posted on viral content, videos and chat rooms.
    Stuart A. Thompson, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The bra of the suit is simply two of Hello Kitty's heads, and the bottoms are pink and red checkers with Hello Kitty's signature bow popping off the top corner.
    Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The checkers sit in meetings, write reports, and perform analysis.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 20 Nov. 2023
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checker

2 of 2 verb
  • Jonas was in a slate grey checkered suit over a black top and black boots.
    Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 5 Mar. 2023
  • This look brings that palette to life in the form of a button-up shirt and checkered skirt.
    Megan O'Sullivan, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
  • Kate wore her black and white checkered Zara dress for the first time in January 2020.
    Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 27 Feb. 2023
  • In the photo, a pint-sized grande wears a blue and white checkered overall dress over a white blouse with puffy sleeves.
    Carrie Wittmer, Glamour, 26 June 2023
  • And like Churchill, Zelensky’s track record before and since his finest hour is checkered at best.
    Michael C. Desch, Harper's Magazine, 11 Sep. 2023
  • The Coliseum is the patio, which is now lined with white and gray checkered tiles, pink velvet booths and white chairs.
    The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The unusual flowers in solid or checkered colors nod at the end of long stems.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 7 Sep. 2023
  • In the photos, Baena is wearing nothing but a pair of black shorts and checkered Vans sneakers.
    Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Keoghan rocked a light brown leather jacket with dark brown detailing on top of a satin checkered brown and beige button-down.
    Andrea Lavinthal, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
  • An old toothbrush works well for getting mud out of wood checkering.
    Phil Bourjaily, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Sanchez donned a pale yellow keffiyeh, a Palestinian checkered black and white scarf, that was gifted to her by a friend.
    Helen Li, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • As Gómez fixes the sleeve of his red and white checkered button-down, two children who seem to be siblings rush up to his paleta cart.
    Camryn Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The leaders of other Arab states also have checkered human rights records.
    Sam Heller, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The young boy posed in front of sunflowers while wearing a black button-down shirt, camouflage shorts and checkered slip-on shoes.
    Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
  • The road to the Oscars is checkered with awards group accolades, but uncertainties still lie ahead.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Osbourne's baby boy, whose face was covered with a purple heart, wore a green and white checkered onesie and a matching light blue cardigan in the snap.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2023
  • At the 66th ceremony, she was seen in a custom checkered Louis Vuitton leather studded skirt suit.
    Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Classic checkered flooring in the entry is brushed by sultry floor-length, rose-red silk curtains by Jim Thompson.
    Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 16 June 2023
  • While the city’s overall history of building has been checkered, its record on preservation has been nothing short of abysmal.
    Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • News outlets and fact checkers found the broadcast rife with inaccuracies and false claims.
    Jim Rutenberg, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2023
  • That has led to the development of a new cohort, whose makeup is murkier — and history more checkered.
    Julia Horowitz, CNN, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Yes, there were questions in this space when the season began with a lineup checkered with so much newness and uncertainty.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Why did local parents overlook Leah’s past, by then as checkered as her trademark borders?
    Abigail Tucker, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Scoop it up in seven different styles, from checkered to a boho floral pattern.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
  • An additional pop-up box included a brief explanation about why the content was hidden and a link to a post by the fact checkers who made the ruling.
    Mike Isaac, New York Times, 6 July 2023
  • Tables are cloaked with the signature blue and red checkered plastic linings of summer parties and picnics.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2023
  • In the lobby bar of the historic Hotel Chelsea, Segarra showed up wearing a Ganni sweater vest over a worn white tee, checkered baggy pants, and motorcycle boots.
    Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Choose from neutrals, like black, green, and gray, along with soft pastels, like light blue and pink; patterns include checkered, camo, and animal prints — so there's something for everyone's style.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2023
  • And though his allegations have been disproved and dismissed by election experts and fact checkers, he hasn’t been deterred from spending the last 2½ years on the road, spreading his message to any group that will host him.
    Laura Blasey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The Renaissance artist ditched a traditional gown for the annual award show and arrived styled true to her Houston roots in a custom checkered Louis Vuitton leather studded skirt suit.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 14 Feb. 2024

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