How to Use bumble in a Sentence

bumble

verb
  • Then a flock of children bumbles through, on the way back to class from the playground.
    Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2018
  • This time around, the actor plays a bumbling teen named Otis.
    Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 14 Jan. 2019
  • But his old team, the Rangers, are bumbling without him.
    Allan Kreda, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2017
  • In contrast, Byrnes and Legg seemed to have been bawdy, bumbling young men who were in way over their heads.
    Justin Nobel, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Next up is Kendall Roy, the troubled and oft-bumbling eldest.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019
  • This allows the bots to bumble around a room and explore its boundaries.
    Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2019
  • Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.
    Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
  • For fine hair, Philippon spritzed in Bumble and bumble's Prep to give the end result some sheen.
    Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2017
  • When Yusuf bumbles back into the front room, Mahmut scrambles to switch off the filth and return to Tarkovsky.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
  • The fumbling and bumbling meant Uruguay was in the match at halftime, behind only 7-6.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2019
  • Trump could bumble his way into a war just about anywhere.
    Ilan Goldenberg, Slate Magazine, 20 June 2017
  • Anthony Rendon had been on the bench, watching as his team bumbled around .500 over the last three weeks.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2023
  • One little boy bumbled behind with a bag of Doritos in tow.
    Katie Flaherty, NBC News, 4 Oct. 2019
  • On land, seals may at times seem like bumbling, blubbery goofballs.
    Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Behind Xiong, the Nu River flows freely, bumbling with rapids, swirling with eddies.
    National Geographic, 12 May 2016
  • Mr Maduro has surprised people who wrote him off as a bumbling heir to the clever, charismatic Hugo Chávez.
    The Economist, 17 May 2018
  • The chief perpetrator is boss Mr. Hart, played by a slimy and bumbling Scott Danielson.
    Marissa Oberlander, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Yet, at Old Trafford, Fred has been no more than a bumbling spectator.
    SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
  • Alas, O’Rourke bumbled in the early debates, ended up in the outside lanes, and dropped out of the presidential race Nov. 1.
    Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2019
  • One of the best ways to avoid bumbling into war, a war that nobody wants, is to have a robust open debate and for Congress to have a real say.
    Washington Post, 22 June 2019
  • On Sunday, that unit bumbled through the first half with only 9 total yards and two first downs on six possessions.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
  • If only Chris and Kendall had been bumbling their way inside at the same time, Chris might have gotten his Hollywood meet-cute.
    Neil Drumming, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2019
  • This isn’t about Facebook and Google’s PR efforts, which range from well-executed to bumbling to worse.
    Peter Kafka, Recode, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Ben-Shmuel is the standby, or understudy, for the role of the well-meaning but bumbling Mormon missionary.
    Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 July 2019
  • In all of these instances, these women are able to take the offensive roles thrust open them by the likes of a well-meaning but bumbling Sam and recreate the parts for themselves.
    refinery29.com, 6 July 2018
  • Cole bumbles his way to the occasional winning move, at one point using a gag-gift cactus as a weapon.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Bo Peep is the clear leader of the save-Forky expedition, with Woody her sometimes-bumbling sidekick.
    Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 15 June 2019
  • But the piece also takes in a larger tableau of fraught romance, comically bumbling cops and a surprise or two.
    James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • Save for a few standout plays, the offense has bumbled its way through camp, rarely looking anywhere near efficient.
    Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2017
  • The worst introductions are bumbling at best, while the best ones are the beginnings of beautiful friendships.
    Southern Living, 11 May 2018

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