spottily

Example Sentences

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She could not read Japanese and spoke it spottily.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Badly maintained roads, underfunded road safety agencies and spottily enforced traffic laws all contribute to the toll.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023

They also suffer from too little sustained attention from local media, which has covered these issues spottily at best.

From Washington Post • May 20, 2022

Stringent rules that are spottily enforced — and spottily ignored.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Unfortunately, the federal law and similar state laws are spottily enforced.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 16, 2016