bumbling

Example Sentences

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"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

These include the theater’s posh director Meredith Potter; Stella’s bumbling surrogate father, Uncle Vernon; and the heartthrob P.L.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Kidnapped by bumbling conspiracy theorists Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis, Michelle stares at her jailer calmly as she pitches them on letting her go.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Why you should see it: You won’t get a bigger laugh than whatever Anna Faris and Regina Hall have planned for their bumbling characters, Cindy Campbell and Brenda Meeks.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2026

Was he going to continue stumbling all around the country, hesitating, bumbling, waiting week after week with an army mired down in disease-infested marshes?

From "Across Five Aprils" by Irene Hunt