bungled; bungling
ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
bungled badly in the campaign
bungle
noun
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Examples of bungle in a Sentence
The government bungled badly in planning the campaign.
bungled the job the first time she tried to do it
Recent Examples on the Web
The Biden campaign has accounts on TikTok, Instagram and X, where staffers highlight videos of Trump sounding incoherent or bungling basics about policy.
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Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Police said the bungling bandit, not immediately identified, eventually agreed to surrender, climbing out of a second-floor rear window and down a ladder to surrender to waiting cops with their guns drawn.
—Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
Yes, some over-the-top bits are lost and missed or slightly bungled.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2024
The Stronach Group, which owns Golden Gate and Santa Anita, bungled the closure by keeping it secret even from the owners and trainers who built the sport.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
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Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024
Police said the bungling bandit, not immediately identified, eventually agreed to surrender, climbing out of a second-floor rear window and down a ladder to surrender to waiting cops with their guns drawn.
—Bob Kappstatter, New York Daily News, 9 June 2024
Yes, some over-the-top bits are lost and missed or slightly bungled.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2024
The Stronach Group, which owns Golden Gate and Santa Anita, bungled the closure by keeping it secret even from the owners and trainers who built the sport.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
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“Bungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungle. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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