poor quality
Example Sentences
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According to the charge sheet, the defendants helped to launch "a small boat of poor quality, unfit to navigate at sea, overloaded and equipped with inadequate life-jackets".
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
The jury blamed “the very poor quality of the underlying rock structure” and decided Mulholland had broken no law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
When the wine was of poor quality or the weather hot, soldiers would dilute -- or "spritzen" or spray in German -- their drink with sparkling water.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
This is not always a sign of fraud or even just poor quality; sometimes it reflects large collaborations.
From Slate ● May 3, 2026
Pietro Crespi gave her some confused explanations about the poor quality of modern pitch lamps and he even helped her install a more secure system of illumination for the room.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
