poorly

Example Sentences

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He interviewed some of the band members, poorly, and then grabbed a saxophone to do some inspired fake playing.

From Los Angeles Times

And while a cursory examination of the film might ascribe that attribute to the public’s taste for poorly made, mid-tier trash, that conclusion would be wholly incorrect.

From Salon

If Moore and her creative team weren’t aware of how society viewed her and single women, CBS’ preview audiences reminded them by reacting poorly to Mary Richards as a divorcée.

From Salon

A senior military official in Islamabad said the attacks were "coordinated but poorly executed", arguing they had "failed due to poor planning and rapid collapse under effective security response".

From Barron's

“It’s kind of a startlingly bad picture where virtually all major western watersheds are doing very poorly,” Swain said in a livestreamed discussion of the western snow outlook.

From Los Angeles Times