subpar
Example Sentences
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Your direct report doesn’t seem to have faced many consequences for consistently turning in subpar work.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Growing up in Stockton, where a high concentration of braceros tended fields, Huerta said witnessing the workers’ subpar conditions drove her early activism.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
On Friday, Pirro’s office asked a court to drop the charges against Hearn, telling a judge that “botched installation”—and not this Maryland sexagenarian—was to blame for the pool’s subpar condition.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
That kept things simple but frequently led to subpar returns, Leibowitz argued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
Faraday never complained when the meals they made were subpar.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing subpar
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