The author who sells a million copies of her first book, four of the second, wins a prize for the third and dies at the ceremony has had a checkered career: it's got bright spots and dark ones, like a checkerboard.
Adjective S.
marked by changeable fortune; "a checkered business career"
Adjective S.
patterned with alternating squares of color
imp. & p. p.
of Checker
a.
Marked with alternate squares or checks of different
color or material.
a.
Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in
appearance, character, circumstances, etc.
Usage Examples
Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.
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Other Usage ExamplesI think the rules are going to have to change for me to ever run for public office. My checkered past will always keep me out of politics.
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