How to Use shoddy in a Sentence

shoddy

adjective

• They gave a shoddy performance.
• Remember, the best paint in the world can't make up for shoddy prep work.
  — Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
• At the time, it was seen as the studio burying a shoddy product.
  — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 25 June 2022
• Phillies starter Ranger Suarez survived shoddy fielding to earn the win.
  — Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
• But the rush by firms short of cash to complete projects has raised a new set of problems: protests over shoddy work.
  — New York Times, 20 June 2022
• But the Jaguars erupted for seven runs in the bottom of the third, helped along by some shoddy Blue Raiders defense.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 5 Mar. 2022
• Much of that can be attributed to a shoddy running game that ended up No. 25 in the NFL.
  — Jay Paris, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
• But cell service was shoddy, and each message was one word.
  — Corina Knoll, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
• The animation’s shoddy, the jokes are hacky, and the lessons are nonexistent.
  — Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
• According to Bossavy, the most common risk is shoddy artistry.
  — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 25 May 2022
• The review showed that the shoddy workmanship that led to the collapse of the ceiling above the concourse was pervasive.
  — Howard Blumestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2022
• The bigger issue is my concern about the shoddy quality of the research done by your staff.
  — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
• And those someone elses have quite often done a shoddy job telling BTS’s story.
  — Chris Smith, BGR, 4 Dec. 2022
• This leads to more than one shoddy stop in rush-hour traffic where the QX50's nose dives forward under heavy braking.
  — Frankie Cruz, Car and Driver, 2 Aug. 2023
• The script is confusing, the camera work is shoddy, and the acting is lackluster.
  — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 1 Mar. 2022
• Gilbert carried a 2-0 lead into the fifth, but some shoddy defense contributed to the A’s going on top.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Aug. 2022
• Today’s shoddy qubits don’t work for very long, so anyons built from them would also have short lifetimes.
  — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
• The Wildcats have scored 66 or more options in 15 straight outings and shoddy post a decent total here.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 14 Mar. 2023
• What Oregon State’s defense didn’t do: the tackling was shoddy at times, and the Beavers didn’t create a takeaway for the third time in five games this season.
  — oregonlive, 1 Oct. 2022
• But the Sharks skaters did not do much to help him, as turnovers and perhaps some shoddy backchecking and play in front of their net contributed to the lopsided loss.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
• But the Dodgers did outhit the Rockies in Sunday’s loss and probably would have won if not for some shoddy defense.
  — Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2022
• But that sod proved a bit shoddy, players slipping throughout the game and complaining about the footing with many forced to change their cleats.
  — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2023
• The Timbers took advantage of shoddy defensive play by SKC to snag the early lead.
  — oregonlive, 27 Feb. 2023
• Online reviewers seem to agree: Cheap is nice, but not when the quality is too shoddy to use.
  — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2023
• Cairo Santos no longer is surprised by shoddy grass at Soldier Field.
  — Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022
• Depending on its quality and name brand, a bag or a purse can be a status symbol or more like a shoddy ball and chain.
  — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
• Meaning, moan about the higher price and then move on instead of complaining every time a shoddy tool breaks down.
  — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
• In golf parlance, it is called losing your tour card, which is a gracious way of saying you were expelled from the top level of golf for shoddy play.
  — Bill Pennington, New York Times, 15 May 2023
• The cabin is built and finished to a standard that makes other hypercars seem shoddy.
  — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022
• The district attorneys said the shoddy disposal practices were widespread.
  — Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024