bumbling

Example Sentences

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You’re going to get a refresh of the QB’s bumbling history against the Patriots—including the miserable night with the Jets when he complained he was “seeing ghosts”—but this dude isn’t that dude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

He’s spent the months since demanding respect from the press while bumbling his way through scandal after scandal.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

In “Scavengers,” the mother-and-daughter odd couple are too bumbling to make any headway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

He says he feels like he's the "bumbling buffoon" in the "walled garden that is traditional publishing" and that he's committed a kind of "literary heist".

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

It was clear that he was getting better and better with each succeeding game, his fumbling, bumbling performance in the season opener a laughable memory.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger