shoddy

Their batting was brittle, their bowling scattergun and their fielding shoddy.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

The shoddy construction, Slepcevic said, made it difficult for rescuers trying to access tight spaces filled with debris, the danger of a cave-in ever present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Some of the deadliest quake-triggered building collapses in other countries around the world were influenced by corruption, uneven enforcement of building rules and shoddy construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Jonathan Karl of ABC News did a segment where he touched the paint floating in the water, showing that the peeling appears to be the result of shoddy work.

From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026

The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Dressing head-to-toe in ethical clothing can feel as impossible as a stuck zipper, especially now that legacy manufacturers like Eddie Bauer and Champion have sold their brand names to a shoddier conglomerate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Homeowners say builders are using cheaper materials, cutting corners and hiring unqualified and undersupervised subcontractors, so their homes are shoddier.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

I’m with Rachel Cusk, who wrote: “I treat my books like I treat my shoes: The more I love them, the shoddier they become.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

But the makeshift home was shoddier than similar structures, and included a 100-foot tunnel with areas containing bedding, according to an affidavit filed by Sheriff Jerry Hogrefe of Taos County.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 9, 2018

Many people who had gotten comprehensive Medicaid coverage would have to fall back on the shoddier individual insurance market described above.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2017

Not only does the San Joaquin have the shoddiest flood protection infrastructure, but it also faces the greatest degree of risk from climate-fueled storms.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023

People who suggest violent games lead to real world violence, an assertion backed only by the shoddiest and most inconsistent evidence, are wrong even if their distaste for violent video games is perfectly fine.

From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2015

In his shoddiest start of the season — which already includes several awful outings — Perez allowed seven runs and nine hits in three and a third innings.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2010

Across the nation, state and local governments have tended to award competitive contracts to the lowest bidder, often meaning they got the shoddiest materials and the sloppiest work.

From Time Magazine Archive

The shoddiest silent drama may contain noble views of the sea.

From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay