sloppiness

Example Sentences

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His sloppiness, as when he repeatedly during panel discussions conflated Lyme disease and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome, may not carry through to actual policy.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2025

And sloppiness is never a good investment strategy, no matter the season.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

The Brewers play the game in a way that leads to uncharacteristic sloppiness from their adversaries—and that superpower has transformed them into an unlikely candidate to win the franchise’s first-ever championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

It is the sloppiness that frustrates supporters, made all the more infuriating by the knowledge of how good England can be at their best.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2025

I cannot ignore the fact that it’s the customers’ sloppiness and idle whims that make me bend and crouch and run.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich