How to Use spotty in a Sentence

spotty

adjective
  • Her work has been spotty.
  • The service at that restaurant is a little spotty.
  • The whole lot has gone spotty brown.
    — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 18 May 2026
  • Light and spotty rain may mix with snow and sleet.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Some spotty, swirling nail art.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026
  • There will be more clouds and a chance of spotty light rain.
    — Steven Sosna, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Patchy drizzle and spotty light rain cannot be ruled out.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The track record for many recent blank check stocks is spotty at best.
    — Paul R. La Monica, CNN, 6 Aug. 2020
  • But spotty showers can't be ruled out.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Sleeping was spotty the first month.
    — Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Take your time—cell service is spotty, and the slow pace is part of the charm.
    — Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Trump's record at the Supreme Court has been spotty, at best.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Cell service gets spotty as the park gets more crowded in the evenings.
    — Nicole Cobler, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The crossover cleats have had a spotty legacy thus far.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Cell service was spotty at best and didn’t function most of the time.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
  • This may be strong enough to knock down a few trees and for spotty power outages.
    — Jeff Berardelli, CBS News, 9 July 2020
  • If your service is spotty, there are a few ways to boost your signal strength.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2021
  • Clouds will increase by this time and a spotty rain shower cannot be ruled out.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026
  • The park’s trails were washed out by years of heavy rain and spotty maintenance.
    — Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Well, that’s a little rough, but her records are pretty spotty.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
  • There will be a bit more sunshine, with only a spotty chance of rain across the state.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The pork loin on the other hand had a noticeably spotty sear on one side.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After that the third deck was empty and the middle deck was spotty.
    — cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • Her payments were spotty, the lawyer said, but overall, the case had been open-and-shut.
    — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Atwine was able to get a hand-me-down, but spotty Wi-Fi kept some girls away.
    — Anna Werner, CBS News, 9 May 2021
  • This kit makes spotty internet service a thing of the past.
    — PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
  • The chance of rain will decrease a bit on Thursday with spotty storms around.
    — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • Fast charging outside of that was pretty spotty at the time.
    — Joel Feder, The Drive, 12 Mar. 2026
  • To date, the enforcement of these policies has been spotty at best.
    — Mike Ananny, Wired, 9 Oct. 2020
  • Meanwhile, an offense that was supposed to be the team’s strength has been spotty.
    — Noah Trister, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025

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