: 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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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Forecasters say most storms will be hit-or-miss, but a few could briefly turn strong enough to produce hail, especially during the afternoon and evening.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
And so far it’s been hit or miss.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
Their draft selections have been hit-or-miss.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
Forecasters say most storms will be hit-or-miss, but a few could briefly turn strong enough to produce hail, especially during the afternoon and evening.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Adverb
Unlike round one, round two will feature rain that is hit or miss in aerial coverage.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 May 2026
And so far it’s been hit or miss.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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