: 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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Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 July 2025
Box office hauls haven't been the only hit-or-miss for the studio.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 27 July 2025
Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Netflix original movies are extremely hit or miss as the service continues its apparent attempt to make movie theaters obsolete, but now?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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Adjective
And the movie, in its hit-or-miss way, lacks the fundamental quality of aggression the ZAZ films had.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 July 2025
Box office hauls haven't been the only hit-or-miss for the studio.
—Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 27 July 2025
Adverb
This is also the first machine to use Breville’s automatic milk texturing for your cappuccinos and flat whites, and while lots of companies’ auto steaming is hit or miss, Breville has mastered the tech.
—Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 July 2025
Netflix original movies are extremely hit or miss as the service continues its apparent attempt to make movie theaters obsolete, but now?
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
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“Hit-or-miss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit-or-miss. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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