: in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly
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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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Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Next up was Giancarlo Stanton, the exemplar of our hit-or-miss moment: he’s amassed more home runs and strikeouts than any active player.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The output has been very hit or miss since 2018, but the David Gordon Green–Blumhouse collaboration really did sing when the Halloween sequel/reboot landed.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Despite the one that started it all, Halloween episodes tend to be slightly more hit-or-miss than other holidays for Bob’s.
—Lillian Brown, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Next up was Giancarlo Stanton, the exemplar of our hit-or-miss moment: he’s amassed more home runs and strikeouts than any active player.
—Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2024
Adverb
But all of these are broad brush recommendations that can be hit or miss depending on the dish and the actual wine choses.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
The output has been very hit or miss since 2018, but the David Gordon Green–Blumhouse collaboration really did sing when the Halloween sequel/reboot landed.
—Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2024
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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