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Recent Examples of sloppy Is this moving-picture love letter overly sentimental, sloppy to a fault, and slightly more affectionate toward its posthumous subject than a basket of puppies high on laughing gas? David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025 If those rules are broken, the coffee table starts to look more sloppy than stylish. Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025 Roomy usually means sloppy; structured can mean stiff. Dan Michel, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2025 With two weeks until the regular season, Miami’s first-team offense certainly has work to do as the execution initially looked a bit sloppy. Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for sloppy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sloppy
Adjective
  • With the success of TV shows like Hacks and The White Lotus, which explore the beautifully complicated, often messy inner lives of women who don’t fit the ingenue mold, perhaps more production companies will take chances on similar shows.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.
    Footwear News, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Creative Arts Emmys, held on September 6 and 7, had already handed out several exciting awards, including for Bryan Cranston’s guest turn on The Studio and Julianne Nicholson’s chaotic arc on Hacks.
    Vogue, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2025
  • After several chaotic minutes with no cell phone service, mother and daughter finally reunited next to the plaza.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Andrew Tate and the U-91 leads the standings coming into Mission Bay, although the sentimental favorite could be Dave Villwock, a longshot entering the weekend in fourth place.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Coel gets her moments to assert her character, a smooth operator who masks a surprising sentimental streak.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The other near certainty in Lead Actor should be Gary Oldman, who anchors Slow Horses with a slovenly charisma that is, against all odds, deeply watchable.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 May 2025
  • Related Stories The movie O’Neil has put together out of this footage, which premiered last night at Cannes, is by any real-world standard a slovenly and undisciplined piece of work.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 May 2025
Adjective
  • An increasing number of boys are lonely, isolated and confused, wrestling with the aftermath of the #MeToo movement and the expectations of rigid masculinity, which has been widely characterized as toxic.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The young men in Bruins blue and gold staggering off the field afterwards dazed, confused.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to San Angelo, some signs of a dirty microwave filter include if they are discolored, sticky, and/or sometimes smell like grease.
    Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Sapodilla, a pear-like fruit that looks like a coconut, adds a malty butterscotch intensity to a sticky toffee pudding.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • University of Cincinnati researchers and students sampled wet and dry soil in the Burnet Woods valley in June 2025.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Sep. 2025
  • These aftermarket ultra-high performance summer tires are an excellent choice for driving enthusiasts seeking to maximize grip in both dry and wet conditions (the fitment was 235/40R18—the factory stock size for the Civic Si).
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025

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“Sloppy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sloppy. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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