spottily

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Noting that Taliban commitments made to foreigners in Kabul were met only spottily in various places, Griffiths said he asked Baradar for all agreements in writing.

From Washington Post • Sep. 7, 2021

Stringent rules that are spottily enforced — and spottily ignored.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 23, 2021

Also, text is generally searchable online, a function that still works spottily at best for video.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2019

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

From The New Yorker • Jun. 16, 2016