: 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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Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Under the new rules, his officers can now hold unauthorized migrants until federal officers pick them up, a hit-or-miss proposition in previous years.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
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
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Adjective
Low-top variations of Air Jordan sneakers have historically been hit-or-miss with fans, but the Air Jordan 11 is usually an exception.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 14 May 2025
Under the new rules, his officers can now hold unauthorized migrants until federal officers pick them up, a hit-or-miss proposition in previous years.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Adverb
Cannes opening night can be hit or miss, but lately, festival director Thierry Frémaux has used the occasion to import Hollywood luminaries like Meryl Streep, tributed by Juliette Binoche last year.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 May 2025
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
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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