shoddy

The shoddy construction, Slepcevic said, made it difficult for rescuers trying to access tight spaces filled with debris, the danger of a cave-in ever present.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

England's discipline and accuracy were too shoddy a base to launch a second comeback though.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

Some of the deadliest quake-triggered building collapses in other countries around the world were influenced by corruption, uneven enforcement of building rules and shoddy construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 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

It was worn and shoddy in comparison to the resplendence of the castle, but it was comfortable, and it was her.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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 Wine, Women and, Song opened on Broadway last September at a $1.65 top, critics belted it as the shoddiest kind of fourbit burlesque.

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