: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes
a botched attempt
a botched recipe
a botched medical procedure
Examples of botched in a Sentence
a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies
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An Independence man was sentenced Tuesday to eight years in the Missouri Department of Corrections, with credit for time served, for his role in a botched drug deal in 2022 that left another man dead.
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
His low opinion of himself isn’t just a momentary blip following a botched audition.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police officers in March 2020 during a botched police raid at her home.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
His low opinion of himself isn’t just a momentary blip following a botched audition.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026
Sunday’s fatal incident came 34 years to the day after the last deadly crash at LaGuardia, when USAir Flight 405 to Cleveland made a fiery dive into Flushing Bay after a botched takeoff in snowy conditions on March 22, 1992.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2026
Breonna Taylor was shot and killed by police officers in March 2020 during a botched police raid at her home.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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