: 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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ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Vacation rentals can be a hit-or-miss proposition.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
These things are hit or miss, no big deal either way.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
But for anything else, be prepared for hit-or-miss accuracy and usefulness.
—ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Vacation rentals can be a hit-or-miss proposition.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Adverb
However, quality is generally hit or miss with multipack T-shirts.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
These things are hit or miss, no big deal either way.
—Ian O'Connor, New York Times, 11 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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