Example Sentences

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Its shoddiness is highlighted by the new steel and glass towers that surround it - but from which it is completely disconnected.

From BBC • Jul. 8, 2022

Adrian Martinez, an attorney for Earthjustice, told the Post that climate groups would have a good chance of winning in court, given the shoddiness of the Postal Service's environmental review.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2022

What has marked Loomer among the various other bigots, trolls, and self-promoters of the age is her particular combination of shoddiness, viciousness, and delusional-seeming ambition.

From Slate • Aug. 19, 2020

The sign should’ve alerted me to the shoddiness of Cindy’s “Leminade” stand, where I wasted a quarter on super-sweetened bilge.

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2018

Despite the defense’s successes in showing the shoddiness of the government’s case, the state was obdurately persistent.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela