bungle
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Might she get in front of a news camera, or on a debate stage, and bungle so badly that an adversary features her in an ad?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
So, yes, let’s hold college presidents’ feet to the fire when they bungle on a major issue.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
When she did indeed bungle the lyrics a few minutes into the song, she burst out laughing and said, "What a fun time to just realize you're stupid."
From Salon ● Oct. 13, 2023
I worried that it’d be complicated or that a service issue would bungle the beginning of our trip to the happiest place on Earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
“Seems simple, don’t it? But I’m sure you’ll find a way to bungle it. ”
From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo
Just think of the rows and bungles of the last seven weeks.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2025
Charlotte and George marry, then George immediately bungles their budding marital bliss.
From Salon ● May 6, 2023
But if those were my worst bungles in 12 months, I’ll settle for them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 1, 2023
He said whatever bungles did occur happened at the management level, with whoever thought it a good idea to deploy mounted agents to block routes to the camp.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 19, 2022
It is the little things one bungles at.
From Howards End by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster
Neff led a bungled election integrity case at the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 13, 2026
On the hard-news side, she bungled big moments like an interview with Vladimir Putin, who batted away her questions about 2016 election meddling with an exasperated performance of ignorance.
From Slate ● May 6, 2026
Her claims have triggered demonstrations, promises to tighten the law and criticism that Chancellor Friedrich Merz has bungled his response.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol capped a remarkable fall from grace on Thursday when he was sentenced to life imprisonment over his bungled efforts to impose military rule.
From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026
That bungled goodbye hurts me to this day.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
The biggest problem was Mr. Carney’s bungling of Havel’s work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.
From Salon ● May 24, 2025
She also faced accusations of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a dire budget shortfall this fiscal year that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 16, 2025
Called him a bungling amateur and said he was out of his depth.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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