: 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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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Other areas of the region have seen more action, with over 2 inches in north Scottsdale, north Phoenix and parts of the West Valley, showing the hit-or-miss nature of monsoon storms.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Their defense has been hit or miss, particularly against the pass and when opponents establish the run.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
Showers will be hit-or-miss, but there could be pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall, National Weather Service meteorologist Kevin Wagner said.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
Other areas of the region have seen more action, with over 2 inches in north Scottsdale, north Phoenix and parts of the West Valley, showing the hit-or-miss nature of monsoon storms.
—Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Jetset Bomber Bomber jackets can be a hit or miss.
—Destinee Scott, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Their defense has been hit or miss, particularly against the pass and when opponents establish the run.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 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 9 Oct. 2025.
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