bungled; bungling
ˈbəŋ-g(ə-)liŋ 
: to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
bungled badly in the campaign
bungle
noun
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
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The same is true for the United States, which leads in oil and gas production but has bungled its position in clean energy thanks to political dysfunction.
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
At the time, the district bungled its communication about Stacy's pay.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By the time Corbin filed a complaint to the Florida Bar on July 17, 2023, Stealth Supply had filed a complaint to the Florida Bar that Mullins bungled, then abandoned their case.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
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Wal Van Lierop, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
At the time, the district bungled its communication about Stacy's pay.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
By the time Corbin filed a complaint to the Florida Bar on July 17, 2023, Stealth Supply had filed a complaint to the Florida Bar that Mullins bungled, then abandoned their case.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 July 2025
If Welch’s considerable foibles have been dropped from the legend, the timeline bungled, the alcoholism and probable mental illness minimized, the use of racial epithets and the overt misogyny ignored, his death fetishized into a form of transfiguration . . .
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 26 June 2025
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“Bungle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bungle. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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