bungling

Example Sentences

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As outlined in a 1991 Boston Globe investigation called Bungling the Basics, Boston police routinely mishandled crime scenes, collected scant evidence, and relied too heavily on eyewitness testimony.

From The Guardian • Nov. 11, 2020

Bungling Inspector Clouseau once again seeks the Pink Panther diamond and maddens his boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2019

It refers to the director general as "Gormless George" and "Bungling Entwistle".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2012

Bungling Warsaw planners pegged meat prices so low that workers, with extra money to spend, ate more and more.

From Time Magazine Archive

Madame Killer married Bungling because his science might be of some service in many delicate circumstances—in about the same way a merchant takes in a partner when he has too much to do.

From The Secrets of the Great City by McCabe, James Dabney