bungle
Example Sentences
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After another bungled team performance from McLaren, Max Verstappen is now within reach of what seemed to be an improbable fifth consecutive drivers' world championship.
From Barron's
Back in 1978, a surgeon had bungled cataract surgery, leaving him blind in his left eye.
A bungled and bloody attempt to seize back territory from Russian forces could dim optimism among key Western backers and push them to encourage Kyiv to seek negotiations with Moscow.
From Reuters
The bungled burglary at the Watergate office building resulted in the indictment of seven men, including two former White House aides.
From Seattle Times
The bungled withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan sent his approval/disapproval numbers underwater and it has remained there since.
From Washington Times
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