ham-handed
Example Sentences
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Mr. Ali’s attempt to contort it to reflect the controversy over immigration policy is ham-handed and confused.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
That’s the bigger story that is being lost in the government’s egregious, ham-handed attempt to turn Ábrego García into an object lesson.
From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025
While the film’s execution seems expert on the surface, the internal narrative design is unfortunately ham-handed and woefully dull.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2025
A number of missteps and misstatements - including a ham-handed June 2021 interview with NBC News presenter Lester Holt – damaged her standing and opened her to conservative attacks.
From BBC • Jul. 22, 2024
As early as January 1990, sentiment on the Well had already begun to sour, and people had begun to grumble that "hackers" were getting a raw deal from the ham-handed powers-that-be.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Sterling, Bruce
