slapdash
Example Sentences
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“Several times,” she said, and the only response was a slapdash temporary asphalt patch.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
Church scorned French Impressionism as slapdash, and Ms. Johnson suggests that his work became less popular simply because it was superseded by a more innovative style.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
But I also hear, incidentally, that the vetting process was "rushed" and "slapdash."
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
District Court in Boston, that had blocked the administration’s slapdash deportations while legal challenges wend through the courts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2025
This she says to the two women on the sofa, her usual peremptory rough-cut slapdash manner, and as usual she gets away with it.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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