scatter shot

American  

noun

1. shot prepared for a weapon having a rifled bore or barrel.

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Etymology

Origin of scatter shot

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

This movie is a scatter shot of impressive technique and creativity, featuring the work of nearly 1,000 artists, but for how impressive the end product looks, this effort came at a cost.

From Salon

The uptick put him in this place where his words have enough scatter shot stickiness that they are parsed across the country when he speaks.

From Washington Times

They do have friends who farm with horses as well, but the location of those farms is scatter shot all over the map.

From Washington Times

Unfortunately, that never really happened and we got a few scatter shot PC ports instead.

From Forbes

The quarterly losses and sales declines won’t stop anytime soon with this scatter shot approach.”

From Forbes