Examples of bollix in a Sentence

That delay has bollixed our schedule.

Recent Examples on the Web Christine, rebellious, bollixed by adolescence, wants to discover her true identity. — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 May 2020 Guess bollixing the Jon Lester negotiations five years ago didn’t disprove their theory about the risks of paying pitchers in their 30s after all. — BostonGlobe.com, 1 Oct. 2019 Davis learned the hard way that risk aversion is the riskiest political approach when voters recalled him in 2003 for bollixing energy and budget crises. — Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 1 Sep. 2019 Even the little things that could make a difference get bollixed up by bureaucracy and lack of political and moral will. — Steve Lopez, latimes.com, 4 June 2019 His request got all bollixed up in transmission, but there was a paper trail. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2017 At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan's harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. — The Washington Post, AL.com, 12 June 2017 At home, the State Department fretted that Reagan’s harsh rhetoric would bollix efforts to negotiate with Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev. — Marc Fisher, Washington Post, 12 June 2017 See More

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