Example sentences for: shoddy

How can you use “shoddy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • His underlying purpose seems more cynical: to get his shoddy little book stocked in both the political and self-help sections.

  • The Turkish newspaper Hurriyet in effect charged construction authorities with , and international papers roundly condemned their shoddy building standards.

  • Another reminder of how shoddy small-time journalism can be comes with the NYT 's report on the sudden departure of The Oklahoman 's executive editor, apparently for displeasing local behemoth the Kerr-McGee Corporation with a story about the death of Karen Silkwood, a would-be whistleblower against the company.

  • By letting you buy 26 shoddy pairs at $2 apiece, the manufacturer provides you with the equivalent of either insurance (against the prospect of losing your entire year's supply of hose at once) or a loan (by allowing you to spread out your payments over an entire year).

  • The further one reaches ahead in time with a set of forecasts, the greater the margin for error, since the fan of projections widens")--not to mention the typos, factual errors, and shoddy copy-editing of the new foreword.


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