shoddy

Their first video took weeks to produce and was a shoddy draft, with endearingly shaky camera work and stick-figure drawings of themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026

England's discipline and accuracy were too shoddy a base to launch a second comeback though.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

But maybe this shoddy display isn’t really as reflective of the country as we might think.

From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026

Some of the deadliest quake-triggered building collapses in other countries around the world were influenced by corruption, uneven enforcement of building rules and shoddy construction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026

Studies done years later using modern technology have confirmed that the Great Molasses Flood was caused by the outrageously shoddy construction of a tank required to hold 2.5 million gallons of heavy, sticky liquid.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

Dressing head-to-toe in ethical clothing can feel as impossible as a stuck zipper, especially now that legacy manufacturers like Eddie Bauer and Champion have sold their brand names to a shoddier conglomerate.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026

Homeowners say the legal claims are the result of builders constructing shoddier, error-ridden homes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026

I’m with Rachel Cusk, who wrote: “I treat my books like I treat my shoes: The more I love them, the shoddier they become.”

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2022

Many people who had gotten comprehensive Medicaid coverage would have to fall back on the shoddier individual insurance market described above.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 26, 2017

During Jobs' absence from Apple, I still bought and used Macs, even when the products became shoddier and more expensive.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2011

Not only does the San Joaquin have the shoddiest flood protection infrastructure, but it also faces the greatest degree of risk from climate-fueled storms.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2023

People who suggest violent games lead to real world violence, an assertion backed only by the shoddiest and most inconsistent evidence, are wrong even if their distaste for violent video games is perfectly fine.

From Forbes ● Jan. 18, 2015

In his shoddiest start of the season — which already includes several awful outings — Perez allowed seven runs and nine hits in three and a third innings.

From New York Times ● May 15, 2010

When the filmmakers have a chat about their mutual hatred for animation, Von Trier decides that remake No. 4 be the shoddiest possible cartoon.

From Time Magazine Archive

The shoddiest silent drama may contain noble views of the sea.

From The Art of the Moving Picture by Vachel Lindsay