How to Use spotty in a Sentence

spotty

adjective
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  • Her work has been spotty.
  • The service at that restaurant is a little spotty.
  • And why on earth are some of my blooms chewed up and spotty?
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 June 2023
  • 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 park’s trails were washed out by years of heavy rain and spotty maintenance.
    — Erin L. Thompson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Rain chances look to be rather spotty tonight and Wednesday, meaning much of the time will be dry.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Cell service was spotty at best and didn’t function most of the time.
    — Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2022
  • Wednesday will bring spotty chances of storms and gusty winds, but the rest of the week should be dry, Boxell said.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2024
  • After that the third deck was empty and the middle deck was spotty.
    — cleveland, 24 Dec. 2022
  • The pork loin on the other hand had a noticeably spotty sear on one side.
    — Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But supply has often been spotty since then: In the first half of 2023, Huy Fong had no chilies at all.
    — Indrani Sen, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The track record of the convention group’s spending is spotty.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Earnings have been spotty, but seem to be in an uptrend.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Partly cloudy, with a 20% chance for a few spotty showers.
    — Dallas News, 30 Dec. 2022
  • And violent war films have a spotty record at the German Film Awards.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • While the damaged camera made for a spotty livestream, flares of light prompted rounds of cheers from the crowd watching at the launch site.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
  • But enforcement of the laws has been spotty in recent years.
    — NBC News, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Earnings have been spotty – nine profits and six losses in the past 15 years.
    — John Dorfman, Forbes, 11 July 2022
  • Well, that’s a little rough, but her records are pretty spotty.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Tonight: Showers are still spotty in the evening but pick up again after midnight and could be heavy at times.
    — Washington Post, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The route consists mainly of dirt and gravel roads, and cell service is spotty.
    — Bryan Rogala, Outside Online, 14 Sep. 2024
  • DeFi can make people very excited to join DAOs, but the field is still spotty and prone to scams.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2022
  • The siblings last spoke on June 12 over a spotty cell connection.
    — Martin Kuz, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 Aug. 2022
  • This air mass will also raise a slight chance for showers throughout the weekend, but most of these will be brief and spotty.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Some spotty frost is even possible around the city, where lows in the mid-to-upper 30s are predicted.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • His mid-range shooting was spotty, and his moves around the basket were only starting to show promise by the end of the season.
    — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Thursday will start with clouds and spotty showers, but sunshine will increase through the day.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Most of the showers and storms will stay across much of the Texas and Louisiana coasts, and the eastern Gulf Coast will see more spotty showers.
    — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022
  • Though Owen’s just there to support Lily, spotty cell service forces him outside as well.
    — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024

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