: in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
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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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Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
Perhaps the most obvious way Apple could embrace generative AI – the buzzy form of artificial intelligence that can provide thoughtful and thorough responses to questions – is through Siri, the company’s virtual assistant with a hit-or-miss track record.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 10 June 2024
Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
There are other routes to successful college coaching, results are always hit or miss.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
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Adjective
Inevitably, Disney politics appear during a Parade of Future Careers (one of several hit-or-miss skits) where the outcast emotions ride on a Supreme Court Justice float.
—Armond White, National Review, 14 June 2024
Perhaps the most obvious way Apple could embrace generative AI – the buzzy form of artificial intelligence that can provide thoughtful and thorough responses to questions – is through Siri, the company’s virtual assistant with a hit-or-miss track record.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 10 June 2024
Adverb
The previous 12 coaches with no prior experience were hit or miss.
—Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 June 2024
There are other routes to successful college coaching, results are always hit or miss.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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