hit or miss

Murphy’s over-the-top style makes his shows very hit or miss.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Over time, I started to encounter more Black Santas in retail spaces, but the selection was always hit or miss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025

On both days, the thunderstorms will be hit or miss, meaning that some locations will escape them altogether.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2024

When first developed, gene editing was less like cutting and pasting genes and more like sending in a drone that can hit or miss its target – a piece of DNA.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024

That’s a little bit of hit or miss.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Startup cultures and learning opportunities are hit-or-miss, just like those equity stakes that may or may not produce windfalls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

Cal agrees, saying the sketches have been in "hit-or-miss territory" - but "we're in year 51 of the US version and it's still like that".

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Teachers were supposed to have special training, as any special-ed teacher would, but it seemed hit-or-miss.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2024

The plot's busy, the visual effects hit-or-miss and its villains are neither potent nor memorable.

From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2024

The bakery sometimes sold us day-old bread at a discount, but it was hit-or-miss based on what was available.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz