shoddy

Example Sentences

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In June 2024, the Enterprises and their partners filed a $600 million lawsuit, accusing Shvo of shoddy construction that left the club “dimly lit and aesthetically unappealing”— and burdened by leaky showers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Anyone who has worked for a wage has shared space with someone whose work was so shoddy that it made you angry to receive the same salary at week’s end.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

Yet they also had the sharpest production losses over the past two decades, partly due to routine water-flooding and shoddy maintenance.

From Barron's • Jan. 6, 2026

However, it was deemed to be in too shoddy a state to rescue, prompting her to pivot to building her own abode.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 16, 2025

The officials at the school were accommodating, however, and instead of chastising him for his sometimes shoddy work, they awarded him a gold medal for becoming the youngest grandmaster in history.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady