: in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
Examples of hit-or-miss in a Sentence
Adjective
your hit-or-miss schedule for taking your medication is going to land you in the hospital again
Adverb
I was learning Spanish hit or miss, mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.
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Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
But even with all that pomp and circumstance, Super Bowl halftime has often been a hit-or-miss event.
—Bloomberg News, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Laura Bradley, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
Natural light from a window can be hit or miss with the obvious hurdles for the seeds in getting enough light, possible cold exposure from the windows and experiencing cloudy days which further limits natural light.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Hollywood is banking on this year’s quartet of comic book offerings to revive the hit-or-miss superhero genre.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
But even with all that pomp and circumstance, Super Bowl halftime has often been a hit-or-miss event.
—Bloomberg News, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2025
Adverb
Seychelle’s performance has been hit or miss so far, and her alliances seem more situational than long-lasting.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 28 Jan. 2025
Natural light from a window can be hit or miss with the obvious hurdles for the seeds in getting enough light, possible cold exposure from the windows and experiencing cloudy days which further limits natural light.
—Betty Cahill, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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