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hit or miss

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adverb

Examples of hit-or-miss in a Sentence

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Our soupy air mass promotes the chance for some hit-or-miss downpours into the evening. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 July 2024 Some hit-or-miss showers and storms could again pop across the area, with perhaps a better chance of more numerous showers and storms developing Thursday night as lows settle in the low-to-mid 70s. Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Adverb
Good prompts are key, and outcomes may still be hit or miss. Jill Collins, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Burton has been hit or miss of late, with his visual flair intact but his storytelling often in disarray. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hit-or-miss 

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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit-or-miss. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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