: 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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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
After that, sure, seasons become hit-or-miss, but even now, 21 seasons later, there are still seasons and story lines that hit.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
With the exception of Laremy Tunsil, who was a gift from the bong Gods during the 2016 NFL draft, Grier’s history of drafting offensive linemen has been hit or miss.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
As of Wednesday, weekend storms are expected to be hit-or-miss and no single day will be a complete washout, according to the NWS.
—Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2025
After that, sure, seasons become hit-or-miss, but even now, 21 seasons later, there are still seasons and story lines that hit.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
Adverb
The other action sequences are hit or miss, and tend to run on too long with the usual mix of objects — bodies, bullets, rolling vehicles, chunks of concrete — frenetically ping-ponging inside the frame.
—Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 1 May 2025
With the exception of Laremy Tunsil, who was a gift from the bong Gods during the 2016 NFL draft, Grier’s history of drafting offensive linemen has been hit or miss.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Apr. 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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