botch
Example Sentences
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McLaughlin also helped to botch ICE’s efforts to keep immigration activist Jeanette Vizguerra-Ramirez locked up without bond.
From Slate • Feb. 18, 2026
After deciding on Hutchins, Souza said he told the film’s producers and production managers to hire her: “Please don’t botch the deal because she’s really great.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2024
He’ll botch a gig over his annoyance at not being allowed to call a stranger by a pet name she reserves for her closest friend.
From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024
It was a stunning botch job from a ruthless finisher.
From BBC • Sep. 10, 2023
What a terrible thing it is to botch a farewell.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing botch
Awkward Moments
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The Things They Carried
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