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sloppy

[slop-ee] / ˈslɒp i /


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Another day was sloppy joes and chips, he said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

Having beaten Australia and Japan in their first two games, Ireland will leave Auckland empty-handed after their fourth successive loss to New Zealand and must wait until November to atone for a sloppy first-half performance.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

Belgium ease past a defensively sloppy United States in a match shrouded in controversy surrounding the delayed suspension of co-hosts' striker Folarin Balogun.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

Unerringly, they blame a sloppy and careless press or an ignorant public for failing to understand.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

The fact that she didn't try to kiss him didn't stop Howard and Freddy from making loud, sloppy smacking sounds as soon as Jeremy and Mary Lou entered the building.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville

But if the early results—and my own scrolling habits—are anything to go by, it’s about to get a lot sloppier.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 5, 2025

This boosts the formation of the collagen network, but also results in a sloppier, less optimal collagen network.

From Science Daily Mar. 8, 2024

They couldn’t have been much sloppier on Christmas Day.

From Washington Times Dec. 25, 2023

It was far sloppier and closer than predicted, but No. 5 USC and Caleb Williams improved to 4-0 with a 42-28 road win over Arizona State on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2023

Though they didn’t hit the bull’s-eyes, and their shots got sloppier the farther the target, whoever their masters had been, they’d known what they were teaching.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

Corrain also admitted to making up "the world's sloppiest chat with a non-existent friend who was supposedly to blame, and sent fake apologies for the actions of said 'friend,' which only made things worse."

From Salon Dec. 13, 2023

But Biskind can also get sloppy, and “Pandora’s Box” finds him at his sloppiest.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2023

Charlotte Towner said of her American bully XL Coco: "She's just the sloppiest, dopiest dog I've ever owned. She's great with other people, her only downside is she gets excited when she sees people."

From BBC Sep. 11, 2023

The game, played in sloppy conditions, started in the sloppiest of fashions, as the teams combined for 12 penalties in the first half, including seven in the first six minutes.

From Seattle Times Oct. 21, 2022

Sam, I noted, never took his eyes off ours, which was unfortunate since it was by far the sloppiest of the lot.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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