shoddily

Example Sentences

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In 2018, after the death of a second student, it was established that more than 4,500 schools in the country had pit latrine toilets, which were often shoddily built and left uncovered.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The quickly written, often shoddily verified content is going to become what the LLMs take as the truth.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

Our hometown—long known as ugly, backward, corrupt, dangerous, ill- mannered, poorly maintained and shoddily dressed—had lured into our yard a world-famous brand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Being shoddily employed in my 20s gave me a scarcity mindset that was hard to shake.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 31, 2025

The flat white and glass square building, designed in the '60's, built shoddily by the lowest bidder in 1981, in no way echoed the level of technical sophistication hidden behind the drab exteri- or.

From Terminal Compromise: computer terrorism: when privacy and freedom are the victims: a novel by Schwartau, Winn