How to Use sloppy in a Sentence

sloppy

adjective

• Your work has been very sloppy lately.
• Xavier can't get caught with a sloppy game on the road.
  — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2023
• On the court below him, the well-heeled Heels looked sloppy.
  — Bruce Schoenfeld, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2023
• The Celtics had a sloppy start, with six turnovers over the game’s first eight minutes.
  — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Feb. 2023
• This was painful to watch, and not just the sloppy play with wedges and two water balls.
  — CBS News, 21 May 2022
• The Chargers were flagged nine times for 79 yards in a game that was sloppy, rules-wise.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• The result was nine first-half turnovers and a handful of sloppy plays.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
• That’s about all there is to know about how lifeless and sloppy this game was.
  — Derrik Klassen, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2023
• The Patriots’ one chance may be if the Bills get sloppy with the football.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Jan. 2023
• Some are quite sloppy and others are a bit more stealth.
  — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 June 2022
• Humor tends to wilt through the decades; what was once a bite becomes a sloppy kiss.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2023
• One sloppy play cost them from moving up in the standings.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2023
• But sloppy play soon spread like a virus, and penalty flags flew throughout the game.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 4 Sep. 2022
• It’s been a sloppy stretch for the Tide, throwing a few balls away in transition.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 16 Mar. 2023
• The Broncos were sloppy, with 12 penalties and two fumbles on the goal line.
  — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Sep. 2022
• Sitake admitted the technique was sloppy in the secondary late in the game.
  — Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022
• In that flat and sloppy and-destroyed-at-home fashion? Whoa.
  — Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
• Neither team was able to break through in a sloppy first half as turnovers were a key issue for both sides.
  — Kyle Foley, Orlando Sentinel, 21 July 2024
• This one has a plush fabric with a goldilocks fit that will leave him looking cozy, but not sloppy.
  — Christian Gollayan, menshealth.com, 4 May 2023
• Reid laid out the scenario: If the track is sloppy and the early pace is fast, perhaps this long shot could make some noise.
  — Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
• The alcohol puddles on the carpet went deeper than the ones caused by the rain in a sloppy, gusty Game 5.
  — Dan Gelston, ajc, 24 Oct. 2022
• Vuori's Tradewind Tee can take you from the couch, to the gym, and your weekend errands without looking sloppy.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 18 Nov. 2022
• That didn’t allow Sam Darnold much time to showcase his worth after his sloppy tenures with the Jets and the Panthers.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2024
• The Bulls were bullied in the paint and became sloppy around the 3-point line, finishing 23rd in defense.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
• The Celtics were sloppy with the ball, a fundamental flaw that reared its head all series long.
  — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 17 June 2022
• In more recent years, though, Day said that the Cigna nurses’ work was getting sloppy.
  — Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
• That is not to say every piece of it is sloppy or misguided.
  — Becca Rothfeld, Washington Post, 26 June 2024
• That Bednar’s porous, sloppy defense over the last three weeks would flip a switch.
  — Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2024
• Part of the reason for that was the sloppy work of provincial cops like Detective Park Doo-man, Song’s character in the film.
  — Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
• Best bites: The watermelon and beet salad with feta was a nice balance of the peppery arugula with sweet, fresh watermelon that was firm enough to prevent the salad from getting sloppy.
  — Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 28 Sep 2024