sloppiness

Example Sentences

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And sloppiness is never a good investment strategy, no matter the season.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 12, 2025

The Brewers play the game in a way that leads to uncharacteristic sloppiness from their adversaries—and that superpower has transformed them into an unlikely candidate to win the franchise’s first-ever championship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

But perhaps even more alarming to them is the journalistic sloppiness Weiss will bring, because it’s a particular constant at the Free Press.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2025

"This sloppiness, this incompetence, this disrespect for our intelligence agencies and the personnel who work for them is entirely unacceptable. It's an embarassement. You need to do better," Bennet said.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2025

I cannot ignore the fact that it’s the customers’ sloppiness and idle whims that make me bend and crouch and run.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich