hit and miss

Example Sentences

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Lucasfilm was hit-and-miss under Kennedy—for every Star Wars success story like The Force Awakens, there were duds like Solo, a spinoff that focuses on original trilogy icon Han Solo.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

Kinghorn might well be playing for a starting place given that Hugo Keenan was hit-and-miss in the first Test.

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2025

He’s done that for most of the season, although he had four interceptions against Baltimore and has been somewhat hit-and-miss during the playoffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024

Acquired amid much fanfare in a blockbuster trade with Houston following the 2019 preseason for Jacob Martin, Barkevious Mingo and a 2020 third-round pick, Clowney turned in something of a hit-and-miss season.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 4, 2023

It was some five minutes later that he found Powell by hit-and-miss.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov