bollixed

Example Sentences

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The transcript fails to illustrate how often Welker, bollixed by Trump, ended up stepping on her own questions.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Biden’s friend John McCain had a blazing temper, but he set the template for how to handle an older Midwestern voter who has the facts bollixed up — firmly but politely.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2019

Did you realize you had the game won unless you, um, bollixed things up?

From Slate • Aug. 1, 2017

He also hated giving away material for free and loathed how reporters summarized and bollixed his stories.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2016

He wondered if he’d bollixed up the breaks.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck