sloppy

Example Sentences

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“There was a point where you could be kind of sloppy with your typing and it would generally get it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Victims’ lawyers have criticized sloppy and inconsistent redactions in the released files, and some federal lawmakers have openly questioned whether all pertinent evidence has been disclosed.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

But I guess that’s just the kind of sloppy and dishonest lawyering that’s led to some of these ethics complaints in the first place.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2026

OpenAI says it is making changes to the "opportunistic and sloppy" deal it struck with the US government over the use of its technology in classified military operations.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

But every time I see Maddy, the words she said to Sara whirl in my mind as if they’ve been thrown into a blender and whipped into a sloppy mess.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan