bungling

Example Sentences

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All of this might be chalked up to bureaucratic bungling, if not for suspicious details.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 5, 2026

The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

Funneled into the framework of a prom slasher, the bungling of "Fear Street: Prom Queen" feels downright pernicious.

From Salon • May 24, 2025

She also faced accusations of bungling the city’s finances, contributing to a dire budget shortfall this fiscal year that will almost certainly require sweeping cuts across government departments.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

During one of Adam’s moments of fatherly bungling Cal borrowed his pocketknife, hoping he would forget to ask for it back.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck