bumbling

Example Sentences

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Plus, they also received the annual charity of padding their record with two games against the bumbling New York Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

Lise has run-ins with other passengers aboard her flight and, once at her destination, befriends a bumbling, dotty widow.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Kidnapped by bumbling conspiracy theorists Jesse Plemons and Aidan Delbis, Michelle stares at her jailer calmly as she pitches them on letting her go.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

They also require the world to shower prizes on them for their bumbling, second-rate work.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2026

So I read him unchallenging things, like the misadventures of the bumbling Mullah Nasruddin and his donkey.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini