bungle

Example Sentences

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Its title comes from a Delhi University slang: to "give it those ones" is to perform one's usual act - bungles included.

From BBC

“Me? What are you doing? Skulking around in the wee hours, bungling the staircase so as not to be heard.”

From Literature

A report commissioned by the city would later fault him and the police chief at the time for a bungled emergency response that left residents feeling abandoned.

From The Wall Street Journal

Somewhere in the woods, there’s a cacophony of yips—the runts most likely bungling the squirrel hunt.

From Literature

And while it’s disappointing that such a formidable industry figure could bungle a major career pivot, at least she’ll never have to go back to parking cars.

From Salon