bumbling

Example Sentences

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Brilliant but frequently misunderstood, George is dismissed by one potential suspect as “a bumbling, disorganized eccentric.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Martin, one of the few Black students at their school, is a shy, bumbling nerd who is more well-off.

From New York Times

Or, as in conflicts like World War I, mutual miscommunication that sent distrustful states bumbling into conflict?

From New York Times

“As much bumbling clown as muscular force to be reckoned with, by turns endearing and commanding,” Dominic Cavendish wrote of “Misty” in The Daily Telegraph after it transferred to the West End.

From New York Times

It's a process that inherently causes a lot of bumbling behavior.

From Salon