How to Use shoddy in a Sentence

shoddy

adjective
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  • They gave a shoddy performance.
  • Remember, the best paint in the world can't make up for shoddy prep work.
    — Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • At the time, it was seen as the studio burying a shoddy product.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 June 2022
  • Phillies starter Ranger Suarez survived shoddy fielding to earn the win.
    — Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • But the rush by firms short of cash to complete projects has raised a new set of problems: protests over shoddy work.
    — New York Times, 20 June 2022
  • But the Jaguars erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third, helped along by some shoddy Blue Raiders defense.
    — Creg Stephenson | Cstephenson@al.com, al, 5 Mar. 2022
  • Much of that can be attributed to a shoddy running game that ended up No. 25 in the NFL.
    — Jay Paris, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • But cell service was shoddy, and each message was one word.
    — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The animation’s shoddy, the jokes are hacky, and the lessons are nonexistent.
    — Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • According to Bossavy, the most common risk is shoddy artistry.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 25 May 2022
  • The review showed that the shoddy workmanship that led to the collapse of the ceiling above the concourse was pervasive.
    — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022
  • The bigger issue is my concern about the shoddy quality of the research done by your staff.
    — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
  • And those someone elses have quite often done a shoddy job telling BTS’s story.
    — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Dec. 2022
  • This leads to more than one shoddy stop in rush-hour traffic where the QX50's nose dives forward under heavy braking.
    — Frankie Cruz, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The script is confusing, the camera work is shoddy, and the acting is lackluster.
    — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Gilbert carried a 2-0 lead into the fifth, but some shoddy defense contributed to the A’s going on top.
    — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2022
  • Today’s shoddy qubits don’t work for very long, so anyons built from them would also have short lifetimes.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
  • The Wildcats have scored 66 or more options in 15 straight outings and shoddy post a decent total here.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
  • What Oregon State’s defense didn’t do: the tackling was shoddy at times, and the Beavers didn’t create a takeaway for the third time in five games this season.
    — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
  • But the Sharks skaters did not do much to help him, as turnovers and perhaps some shoddy backchecking and play in front of their net contributed to the lopsided loss.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • But the Dodgers did outhit the Rockies in Sunday’s loss and probably would have won if not for some shoddy defense.
    — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
  • But that sod proved a bit shoddy, players slipping throughout the game and complaining about the footing with many forced to change their cleats.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
  • The Timbers took advantage of shoddy defensive play by SKC to snag the early lead.
    — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
  • Online reviewers seem to agree: Cheap is nice, but not when the quality is too shoddy to use.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
  • Cairo Santos no longer is surprised by shoddy grass at Soldier Field.
    — Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Depending on its quality and name brand, a bag or a purse can be a status symbol or more like a shoddy ball and chain.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Meaning, moan about the higher price and then move on instead of complaining every time a shoddy tool breaks down.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • In golf parlance, it is called losing your tour card, which is a gracious way of saying you were expelled from the top level of golf for shoddy play.
    — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 May 2023
  • The cabin is built and finished to a standard that makes other hypercars seem shoddy.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Without that, fans are left only with shoddy scripts and predictable endings.
    — Haley Strack, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023

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