: 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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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Brown has been extremely hit-or-miss this season.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The offense has been hit or miss since Bedard’s injury.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
These setups are bizarre, provocative, and often hit-or-miss.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025
Brown has been extremely hit-or-miss this season.
—Harold Gutmann, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Adverb
But the visa situation is complicated, and the infrastructure is hit or miss.
—Taylor Haught, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
The offense has been hit or miss since Bedard’s injury.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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