stumblebum

Example Sentences

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Her fatal flaw was that she stumbled at the wrong time and the adorable stumblebum failed with slightly more flair.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2020

Collectively, they tell a story that is part political thriller and part courtroom drama, with moments of Shakespearean grandeur and swerves into stumblebum comedy.

From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018

His Jimmy Olsen was eager and full of good intentions and gee-whillickers naivete but also a bit of a stumblebum who provided the show's comic relief.

From Reuters • Sep. 21, 2015

Are you actively trying to repel your heterosexual female fan base with these stumblebum shenanigans?

From Time • May 15, 2012

But there's hokum aplenty — in the script's notion of madness, and the production's stumblebum treatment of the vagrant prospectors.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2012