How to Use shoddy in a Sentence

shoddy

adjective
  • They gave a shoddy performance.
  • The client had come to think that shoddy work was normal.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Well, Nancy, this is a very shoddy piece of work.
    — CBS News, 24 May 2026
  • Remember, the best paint in the world can't make up for shoddy prep work.
    — Nikolas Greenwald, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2023
  • One boys team already got tossed for shoddy record-keeping.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 25 Feb. 2026
  • At the time, it was seen as the studio burying a shoddy product.
    — Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Padres squandered a chance in the fifth with shoddy baserunning.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • Today’s shoddy qubits don’t work for very long, so anyons built from them would also have short lifetimes.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 9 May 2023
  • The issue is that the Fed has relied on shoddy data.
    — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Phillies starter Ranger Suarez survived shoddy fielding to earn the win.
    — Dan Gelston, BostonGlobe.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • When one person tripped on a sidewalk crack, neighbors say the city's repairs were shoddy.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Without that, fans are left only with shoddy scripts and predictable endings.
    — Haley Strack, National Review, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Banks once held big pools of shoddy mortgages with little consequence.
    — Ben Eisen, WSJ, 17 Dec. 2022
  • According to Bossavy, the most common risk is shoddy artistry.
    — Leah Prinzivalli, Allure, 25 May 2022
  • That shoddy blonde wig and red-tie suit combo aren't coincidences.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 21 Oct. 2022
  • But the shoddy quality of the past two decades has no impact on the brilliance of the early years.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Ferentz has been bashed for shoddy play-calling and lack of creativity.
    — Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The bigger issue is my concern about the shoddy quality of the research done by your staff.
    — Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The vehicle could have been shoved down the steep hill instead of this a shoddy attempt at concealment.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Even though the premiums were reasonable in amount, the way the premiums were paid was shoddy at best.
    — Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • The cabin is built and finished to a standard that makes other hypercars seem shoddy.
    — Mike Duff, Car and Driver, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Although the Broncos also helped with some shoddy, post-bye tackling.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The animation’s shoddy, the jokes are hacky, and the lessons are nonexistent.
    — Vulture, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Depending on its quality and name brand, a bag or a purse can be a status symbol or more like a shoddy ball and chain.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Meaning, moan about the higher price and then move on instead of complaining every time a shoddy tool breaks down.
    — Jim Cobb, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • For people who are used to dealing with actual crimes, that is considered shoddy work.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 22 June 2023
  • Thus, they can be perceived as hired guns to spin the truth to make guilty organizations or shoddy products look good.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026
  • Bigger blocks of shoddy qubits are needed to more strongly protect the reliable qubit.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The script is confusing, the camera work is shoddy, and the acting is lackluster.
    — Mike Postalakis, SPIN, 1 Mar. 2022
  • Cairo Santos no longer is surprised by shoddy grass at Soldier Field.
    — Andrew Seligman, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2022

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