: 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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Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The rest of the show is a little more hit-or-miss, ranging from genuinely funny to somewhat cringe.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Quality is hit or miss, and in lower-quality journals, pages are prone to falling out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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Adjective
Additionally, his jumper has been a bit hit-or-miss so far in the NBA, although he’s hit 36.5 percent from distance over the last two seasons on nearly six attempts per game.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 19 June 2025
The rest of the show is a little more hit-or-miss, ranging from genuinely funny to somewhat cringe.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Adverb
Edmunds’ touch on his passes was hit or miss Saturday — Huntington Beach scoring the third-fewest points in pool play — but his power behind every throw kept the Oilers in every contest.
—Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2025
Quality is hit or miss, and in lower-quality journals, pages are prone to falling out.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 3 June 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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