sloppily
- a word derived from sloppy.
Example Sentences
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Consider the 1965 game Mystery Date, in which girls try to land a dreamy date and avoid the sloppily dressed “dud” guy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 21, 2026
Belgium striker Lukaku was set to be introduced just as Yildiz effectively sealed the points in the 77nd minute, coolly rolling home Juve's second after a Napoli defender sloppily gave the ball to Fabio Miretti.
From Barron's ● Jan. 25, 2026
Her language is imprecise, and that seems to be the point: She excels at sowing chaos with ambiguity and sloppily constructed principles.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2025
The few that braved the back roads drove brawny vehicles that looked like they’d been sloppily dipped into chocolate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2024
Half a mile down the road, Dicey saw the mailbox, dented, rusted, its post awry; llerma was all that remained of sloppily painted black letters.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
