: 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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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
It was critically hit-or-miss, but fans have found much to love (and several meme-able moments) from this particularly bats--- installment.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Jetset Bomber Bomber jackets can be a hit or miss.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The officiating has been hit-or-miss all season long.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
It was critically hit-or-miss, but fans have found much to love (and several meme-able moments) from this particularly bats--- installment.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025
Adverb
Like most anthologies, horror or otherwise, they can be hit or miss, though just about every one of the individual segments in the franchise is good for a scare or at least a laugh.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Jetset Bomber Bomber jackets can be a hit or miss.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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