: 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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The result was a botched attempt and a turnover on downs for the Giants amid a blowout loss.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Between the shortages and legal challenges over botched executions, some states have moved to alternative methods of execution, including firing squads in South Carolina and nitrogen gas in Alabama.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Chris Cox, Meta’s chief product officer and a 20-year company veteran who was hired as its 13th software engineer, no longer oversees the AI division, formally known as the GenAI unit, after the botched release, the people said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
What followed was a case of costly miscommunication between Adebayo and guard Norman Powell that led to a botched play on the final possession.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Between the shortages and legal challenges over botched executions, some states have moved to alternative methods of execution, including firing squads in South Carolina and nitrogen gas in Alabama.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Chris Cox, Meta’s chief product officer and a 20-year company veteran who was hired as its 13th software engineer, no longer oversees the AI division, formally known as the GenAI unit, after the botched release, the people said.
—Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2025
What followed was a case of costly miscommunication between Adebayo and guard Norman Powell that led to a botched play on the final possession.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Dec. 2025
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 1 Jan. 2026.
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