How to Use spotty in a Sentence

spotty

adjective

• Her work has been spotty.
• The service at that restaurant is a little spotty.
• And why on earth are some of my blooms chewed up and spotty?
  — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
• The park’s trails were washed out by years of heavy rain and spotty maintenance.
  — Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
• Rain chances look to be rather spotty tonight and Wednesday, meaning much of the time will be dry.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
• After that the third deck was empty and the middle deck was spotty.
  — cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
• The pork loin on the other hand had a noticeably spotty sear on one side.
  — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
• But supply has often been spotty since then: In the first half of 2023, Huy Fong had no chilies at all.
  — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
• Earnings have been spotty, but seem to be in an uptrend.
  — John Dorfman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
• Partly cloudy, with a 20% chance for a few spotty showers.
  — Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
• And violent war films have a spotty record at the German Film Awards.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
• This air mass will also raise a slight chance for showers throughout the weekend, but most of these will be brief and spotty.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
• Some spotty frost is even possible around the city, where lows in the mid-to-upper 30s are predicted.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• His mid-range shooting was spotty, and his moves around the basket were only starting to show promise by the end of the season.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
• Thursday will start with clouds and spotty showers, but sunshine will increase through the day.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
• The daily charts of these new ETFs reveal the kiss of death in the stock market: Followers are few, so trading is spotty.
  — John S. Tobey, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2022
• And because the groundwater there is spotty, not all residents have the option of just drilling a well.
  — Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 19 Jan. 2023
• His playing time has been spotty because of his uneven play.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2022
• The storms will be spotty to scattered in coverage and not everyone will get rain.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 6 June 2023
• Although many of these storms could weaken, the fact that they’re accompanied by a front will enhance the chance for some spotty storms in North Texas.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 6 July 2023
• The offense didn’t score enough points, the defense didn’t make enough stops, special teams were spotty, and the coaching staff couldn’t find solutions to any of the above issues.
  — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 31 Dec. 2022
• This will ensure that the TV broadcasts won’t lead to dropped phone calls or spotty internet service.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• While the cash buying industry does have a code of ethics, enforcement is spotty.
  — Byard Duncan, ProPublica, 17 May 2023
• Low temperatures in the mid-30s to around 40 mean that spotty frost is possible.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 7 Apr. 2023
• Gibson mentioned something else: Paul had tried to send him a video of the dog but couldn't because of spotty cell coverage, Owen said.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
• More for you All in all, Friday will be a day with intermittent sunshine and a chance for spotty showers.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Mar. 2023
• That the manuscript’s provenance is spotty could support the theory that the tome is modern.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2024
• In Santa Cruz County, the morning will start off with spotty frost, with widespread lower 30s across the region.
  — Michelle Apon, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2022
• Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff Boston’s enforcement of the leash law — which carries fines up to $100 — is spotty at best.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
• Traffic lights across the capital were out early in the day, and cellular service was spotty.
  — Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024