Vocabulary
Chequered
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
having a pattern consisting of alternating squares of different colours.
Urdu meaning
رنگ برنگا کرنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- One hopes that this time round, unlike its chequered past, it treats judicial independence as the principle it should be, and not as the trend it is now becoming.
- After all, our chequered political history contains many incidents where public servants have been involved in financial irregularities.
- It is a double-edged sword: on one end is the PHF`s chequered history, on the other a chance for the team to play consistently against top-ranked sides.
- Pakistan has a long and chequered history of political leaders being tried on serious charges like murder, treason, sedition and anti-state activities, only to be absolved by the passage of time.
- In an increasingly chequered world, countries have to become self-sufficient to meet their essential public health needs.
Curator example
“a blue and white chequered tablecloth”
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