bumbler

Example Sentences

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When Dilbert’s boss came off as a cruel bumbler in the cartoons, O’Neill said, “I always think it’s not me. It must be somebody else.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026

Let’s take Michael Cohen, sometimes a bumbler, sometimes a goon, but sometimes a fixer who has lived up to that name.

From Slate • Sep. 2, 2020

“Intelligence” was created by the British actor and comedian Nick Mohammed, and he cast himself in the cringiest role as Joseph, a bumbler who strenuously sucks up to the American newcomer, Schwimmer’s Jerry.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2020

Adam, in this interpretation, was obviously just a bumbler and a dupe.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2019

An affable Victorian gentleman, Franklin was said to be a good-natured bumbler, dogged and clueless, with the naive ideals of a child and a disdain for acquiring backcountry skills.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer