How to Use substandard in a Sentence

substandard

adjective

• Some of the soil was substandard and had to be replaced.
  — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Feb. 2024
• The division is up for grabs, with the Bucs leading the way with a substandard 5-6 record.
  — Catena Media, al, 5 Dec. 2022
• But what does the substandard showing outside of league play track with?
  — oregonlive, 22 Feb. 2022
• These days, many winemakers rush to can their products and put out a substandard package that hurts them in the long run.
  — Hudson Lindenberger, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
• Four out of 5 compact pickup trucks in the study earned substandard ratings.
  — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 28 June 2023
• What often gets lost in the Packers’ epic collapse was Rodgers’ substandard play throughout the game.
  — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 6 July 2022
• Vargas fears her teeth might fall out due to substandard dental care.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022
• Meanwhile, no one has been held accountable for the fire itself, sparked by substandard wiring behind the walls of this rental home.
  — George Stanley, Journal Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2023
• The vast majority did not respond but two did say the shipments were substandard and the gloves weren't even nitrile.
  — Scott McLean, CNN, 24 Oct. 2021
• The statement didn’t do much to quell the notion that Simmons’s off-season work ethic is substandard.
  — New York Times, 30 June 2021
• Some people will take your money and give you substandard work — or worse yet, never give you anything back at all.
  — Pia Silva, Forbes, 22 June 2021
• In a cute reversal, Penn directs and plays a substandard dad in a movie that gives his daughter her biggest acting role to date.
  — Belinda Luscombe, Time, 18 Aug. 2021
• That can only happen when a defense comes out flat and tackling is substandard.
  — Hal Habib, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021
• Nine of the 43 audited inspections were found to be substandard.
  — Ellen Gabler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2021
• But by the early 2000s, substandard food and stale concepts slowed their momentum.
  — Adam Reiner, Bon Appétit, 2 Aug. 2023
• There’s no room for half-baked, substandard video when a company is trying to make its best impression.
  — Scott Murray, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022
• That limit was imposed because of substandard prison health care.
  — Bob Egelko, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Oct. 2021
• Units found without cooling options would be deemed substandard, according to the bill, which failed to become law.
  — Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2023
• But the substandard showing is only half of Arizona’s problem.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2024
• Corizon has faced more than 1,000 lawsuits across the country alleging substandard care in jails and prisons.
  — Washington Post, 25 Oct. 2021
• And because both teams play in substandard divisions, the teams with the best starting pitching figure to have a leg up on their divisional foes.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2023
• The balcony collapsed due to dry rot in supporting beams, and inspectors found that the contractor used substandard wood.
  — Michael Cabanatuan, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Jan. 2022
• The defense is substandard, as demonstrated by most metrics and all eyeballs.
  — Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 July 2022
• While technique and knowledge come with time, these matter at least as much as your gear, as nothing can ruin a day of fishing faster than substandard equipment.
  — Justin Park, Popular Mechanics, 2 May 2023
• But the fact that some hospitals are providing substandard care is not proof that their behavior is required by law or even based on a reasonable fear of the law.
  — John McCormack, National Review, 1 Aug. 2022
• That is, people who breed these dogs in substandard conditions have been stopped from doing that, and they’ve been stopped by the vigilance of local politicians in Chicago.
  — Jack McCordick, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2023
• Or that agents aren’t taking notes about which teams seem fine with their players toiling in substandard working conditions?
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
• Some buckled in ways that suggest substandard design and construction, experts told The Post.
  — Samuel Oakford, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
• Kovacs, who is coached by his wife, Ashley, threw 74-4 on his fourth attempt after seeking tips from her after two substandard throws.
  — David Barron, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Aug. 2021
• At many restaurants, there is a reckoning over decades of substandard pay and working conditions.
  — Tim Fernholz, Quartz, 11 June 2021

Last Updated: 28 May 2024