: 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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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Pritchard has been a hit-or-miss scorer of late, notching single-digit point totals in four of his last eight games, including goose eggs against Philadelphia and Charlotte.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
For her, Curse of the Werewolf is hit or miss, but Stardust Racers has been a no every time.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
To run the table, Fearne would need the two-man game of Mingo and Anton Bonke to feast on smaller defenders, wing Arden Conyers to continue his late-season stride, and the hit-or-miss game of Damoni Harrison to fire on all cylinders.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
Pritchard has been a hit-or-miss scorer of late, notching single-digit point totals in four of his last eight games, including goose eggs against Philadelphia and Charlotte.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Adverb
It’s been hit or miss in that respect, particularly in Big 12 play.
—Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
For her, Curse of the Werewolf is hit or miss, but Stardust Racers has been a no every time.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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