half-assed

Example Sentences

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"My life is not meant to be lived in misery and half-assed," wrote Aiava, who said 2026 would be her last year on tour.

From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026

“Let’s end this culture of half-assed solutions,” she said — also noting that there were “some folks” who “didn’t want me to come here today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Which is why it’s great that Stack Overflow and Drop haven’t half-assed The Key, despite its silly novelty status.

From The Verge • Nov. 3, 2021

Rewriting a three-day-old story and appending an awkward, half-assed correction is not even vaguely OK.

From Salon • May 24, 2021

It's a terrible thing to have my life depend on my half-assed handiwork.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir