sloppiness

Example Sentences

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Is it possible that what looks very suspicious to you and me is sloppiness somehow?

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

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

There was plenty of change against South Africa, as promised by Wiegman this week, and she said it led to some of the sloppiness on show.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2024

He had gotten his reprieve and made it to the playoffs, but there was no room now for mistakes or sloppiness.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger