: 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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After a game where everything wasn’t smooth sailing – Chicago had plenty of pre-snap penalties and Williams’ two fumbles came on botched snaps with the center – the young quarterback says these experiences are important if the team are going to continue improving.
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, Marion County Sheriff's Deputy John Durm was trying to move a man from the transport van into the jail when he was killed during a botched escape attempt.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Robbie complicates his situation that much more after taking home Sam (Ben Doherty), a boy whose father is killed by Robbie's crew during a botched robbery.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
In September 2021, Smith was arrested in connection with a botched suicide-for-hire plot.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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Ben Morse, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, Marion County Sheriff's Deputy John Durm was trying to move a man from the transport van into the jail when he was killed during a botched escape attempt.
—Noe Padilla, IndyStar, 21 Oct. 2025
Robbie complicates his situation that much more after taking home Sam (Ben Doherty), a boy whose father is killed by Robbie's crew during a botched robbery.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
In September 2021, Smith was arrested in connection with a botched suicide-for-hire plot.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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