shoddy

England's discipline and accuracy were too shoddy a base to launch a second comeback though.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But maybe this shoddy display isn’t really as reflective of the country as we might think.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some residents said the walls in their buildings were already cracking before the quakes and rebar was exposed in some columns, signs of what they called shoddy construction.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The Angels’ shoddy defense exacerbated the scoring spree.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026

Five years feels like a lifetime when one day bleeds into the next, and your world doesn’t stretch any farther than the gray electric fence surrounding two miles of shoddy buildings and mud.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken

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

You would think, from some of the shoddier press coverage, that data centers and AI arrived in tandem yesterday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 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

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

During Jobs' absence from Apple, I still bought and used Macs, even when the products became shoddier and more expensive.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2011

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

He responded to some of the Washington Post's revelations by charging "character assassination" and "the shoddiest kind of journalism."

From Time Magazine Archive

They seemed to be striving against each other in a competition to decide which was the commonest and shoddiest shop in the city.

From The Foolish Lovers by Ervine, St. John G. (St. John Greer)