botched
Example Sentences
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Too late, I realized my misstep—Anna May had wanted to use my arrival as an excuse to end the interview, and I’d botched that for her.
From Literature
Come April 15, it’s hard to hide losses from stock sales or other botched investment schemes.
From MarketWatch
Treebaun progressed quickly through each student’s recap and repercussion track, and I watched a botched Kennedy assassination simulation, a Watergate mess, and a rather iffy situation involving Ben Franklin, but none of them were Elliot’s.
From Literature
When Salmond died, aged 69, he had been suing the Scottish government over a botched investigation into harassment complaints made about him.
From BBC
A botched surgery onboard would raise questions of legal rights and compensation.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
