shoddy
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A shoddy cable—one somebody bought online, picked up at the gas station or that came with some random cheap electronics—might be at fault.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
England's discipline and accuracy were too shoddy a base to launch a second comeback though.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Jonathan Karl of ABC News did a segment where he touched the paint floating in the water, showing that the peeling appears to be the result of shoddy work.
From Salon ● Jun. 24, 2026
As workers scrambled to pump out murky water and dumped hydrogen peroxide into the pool, Trump took no responsibility for what many observers chalked up to shoddy workmanship.
From Barron's ● Jun. 21, 2026
He had examined the equipment of the other Amer-ican crews and found it heavy, shoddy, old, and decrepit.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
Dressing head-to-toe in ethical clothing can feel as impossible as a stuck zipper, especially now that legacy manufacturers like Eddie Bauer and Champion have sold their brand names to a shoddier conglomerate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
Homeowners say builders are using cheaper materials, cutting corners and hiring unqualified and undersupervised subcontractors, so their homes are shoddier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
I’m with Rachel Cusk, who wrote: “I treat my books like I treat my shoes: The more I love them, the shoddier they become.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022
Many people who had gotten comprehensive Medicaid coverage would have to fall back on the shoddier individual insurance market described above.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2017
During Jobs' absence from Apple, I still bought and used Macs, even when the products became shoddier and more expensive.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2011
Not only does the San Joaquin have the shoddiest flood protection infrastructure, but it also faces the greatest degree of risk from climate-fueled storms.
From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023
People who suggest violent games lead to real world violence, an assertion backed only by the shoddiest and most inconsistent evidence, are wrong even if their distaste for violent video games is perfectly fine.
From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2015
In his shoddiest start of the season — which already includes several awful outings — Perez allowed seven runs and nine hits in three and a third innings.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2010
When the filmmakers have a chat about their mutual hatred for animation, Von Trier decides that remake No. 4 be the shoddiest possible cartoon.
From Time Magazine Archive
They seemed to be striving against each other in a competition to decide which was the commonest and shoddiest shop in the city.
From The Foolish Lovers by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine
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