bumble
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If I bumble that first line, we came to France for nothing.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2026
In the play, two minor characters from Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” bumble about, confused about their role in the prince’s drama, and wander into existential discussions about the search for meaning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 29, 2025
Miner's findings, published in the Journal of Insect Science, involved an extensive review of more than 4,300 individual behaviors recorded from over 415 bumble bees.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2025
Despite all the heavy talk, the film is peppered with moments of levity - the director occasionally cuts away abruptly from tough conversations to run footage of soothing shorelines and bumble bees on flowers.
From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2024
I was so nervous I feared I would bumble and make a fool of myself.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
The Steelers had bumbled into the decisive Week 18 contest by managing the impossible and losing to Shedeur Sanders and Cleveland the week before, extending Baltimore’s life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 5, 2026
I bumbled my way through an explanation of not having had my coffee yet and leaving them in the car by mistake.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2025
The Chinese balloon that bumbled its way across the United States has launched a thousand questions about its real intent.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2023
Those fans have waited a long time for a reason to have hope and to invest emotionally in teams that bumbled their way through tedious rebuilds.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
When they bumbled into the 1st Cavalry division of the Union Army, it all kicked off.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
Dumb luck and a last-minute assist from his less charismatic, bumbling pseudo-sibling finally get him into the spotlight.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
What Lily couldn’t have foreseen, of course, was that her amateur detective skills would become necessary when, one day, George is found dead, and the investigation by a bumbling local policeman isn’t up to snuff.
From Salon ● May 25, 2026
"The island would not be the same without him. He's still bumbling, still a wee bit getting the wrong end of the stick quite a lot."
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
When attached to a character, indeterminacy manifests itself as confusion, and the novel mines a lot of humor from the bumbling of its poet-antihero.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 31, 2026
Jeremy smiled as Spess came bumbling down the front steps of his house.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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