slapdash

Example Sentences

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But I also hear, incidentally, that the vetting process was "rushed" and "slapdash."

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

In doing so, he became victim to one of the most staggering dismissals of an England batter in Test cricket, one that perfectly encapsulates the slapdash nature of their Ashes series defeat.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

The composition of these black-and-white street photographs seems slapdash, but the images work brilliantly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

Director Tammi is certainly hamstrung by the slapdash script.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025

They interpreted their slapdash working conditions, created by chronic underfunding by the AEC, as an ominous sign that the agency’s commitment to Livermore remained conditional.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik