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
