bungling
Example Sentences
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The Postal Service acknowledged in a Sept. 3 court filing that the portal wasn’t yet up and running, and an anonymous whistleblower said the agency was bungling the hasty rollout.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
Thao was accused of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a budget shortfall that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
In a way this was Finny’s view, except that naturally he saw it comically, as a huge and intensely practical joke, played by fat and foolish old men bungling away behind the scenes.
From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles
