sloppily

Example Sentences

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Consider the 1965 game Mystery Date, in which girls try to land a dreamy date and avoid the sloppily dressed “dud” guy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 21, 2026

Belgium striker Lukaku was set to be introduced just as Yildiz effectively sealed the points in the 77nd minute, coolly rolling home Juve's second after a Napoli defender sloppily gave the ball to Fabio Miretti.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

"Often, the songs were sloppily produced but the words were so emotional and the melodies so catchy, that no one cared," says Uzair Iqbal, a Bengaluru-based musician.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

It was late Saturday night baseball, at its sloppily, messy finest.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

I looked out the window at the utility poles and the sloppily hung streetlights; their lights seemed brighter than the moonlight.

From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah