sloppy
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By the time their performance improved in Lisbon on Thursday, they were three goals down and effectively already out of the contest, hamstrung by their own sloppy mistakes.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Two innings later, the Dodgers took the lead again, rewarded for hard contact as the Brewers’ defense showed its first signs of sloppy play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Tampa Bay rolled over a sloppy Yankees team like it was a three-game series against the Rockies in June.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
A sloppy run-out in Durham and a five-ball duck in the Headingley chase did not help his cause.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
After the drive along the sloppy highway, the snowy park looked especially clean and serene, and all conversation stopped.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
But if the early results—and my own scrolling habits—are anything to go by, it’s about to get a lot sloppier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025
Riley couldn’t have drawn up a sloppier start.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2025
This boosts the formation of the collagen network, but also results in a sloppier, less optimal collagen network.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2024
They couldn’t have been much sloppier on Christmas Day.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 25, 2023
“Just for that—” Trey kisses my cheek again, even louder, even sloppier.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
Corrain also admitted to making up "the world's sloppiest chat with a non-existent friend who was supposedly to blame, and sent fake apologies for the actions of said 'friend,' which only made things worse."
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2023
But Biskind can also get sloppy, and “Pandora’s Box” finds him at his sloppiest.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Charlotte Towner said of her American bully XL Coco: "She's just the sloppiest, dopiest dog I've ever owned. She's great with other people, her only downside is she gets excited when she sees people."
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2023
But the traffic jams, track blockage, water on the racing surface and bumpy Nashville city streets all played a part in one of the sloppiest IndyCar races in years.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
Sam, I noted, never took his eyes off ours, which was unfortunate since it was by far the sloppiest of the lot.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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