shoddy

Example Sentences

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This tariff-dividend ploy suffers from fanciful math, shoddy economics and — not least — considerable legal obstacles.

From MarketWatch

The family also claims the SPD and King County Medical Examiner investigations into his death were perfunctory and shoddy.

From Seattle Times

But an inconsistent arm slot has sometimes led to shoddy command.

From Washington Post

Hussein’s dictatorship, the Gulf War of the early 1990s, the U.S.-led embargo and our shoddy Arabic language skills further distanced us from our aunts, uncles and 35 first cousins overseas.

From Los Angeles Times

A major effort to modernize and reform Turkey’s seismic code was undertaken in 1998, but some new buildings that were supposed to be earthquake-safe collapsed, bringing attention to shoddy construction practices.

From Seattle Times