spottily

Example Sentences

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The trespasser’s name was Richard Allen Davis, 39, a spottily employed sheet metal worker who had been paroled three months earlier on a kidnapping conviction from the state prison in San Luis Obispo.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Badly maintained roads, underfunded road safety agencies and spottily enforced traffic laws all contribute to the toll.

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Even as the 20th anniversary of 9/11 looms, and the withdrawal from Afghanistan serves as a reminder of service members’ sacrifices, however, education is often only spottily available to those on active duty.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2021

Stringent rules that are spottily enforced — and spottily ignored.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Unfortunately, the federal law and similar state laws are spottily enforced.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 16, 2016