shoddy work

Frequency: 8.01.2 per million words

work that has been done carelessly and badly

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Examples (10)

  • The construction company was criticized for its shoddy work on the new bridge.
  • We can't afford to accept shoddy work; the safety standards must be met.
  • After years of shoddy work, the old building finally collapsed.
  • The client refused to pay because of the shoddy work done by the contractor.
  • He lost his job due to consistently producing shoddy work.
  • The report highlighted the shoddy work in the manufacturing process.
  • Don't let shoddy work compromise the integrity of the project.
  • They had to redo the entire section because of the shoddy work.
  • The inspector's report cited numerous examples of shoddy work.
  • If you do shoddy work, you'll have to fix it later.