Other Words from bumbling

bumblingly adverb

… none of them truly wants him in her home while he tries, bumblingly, to get his act together … — Laura Collins-Hughes

Examples of bumbling in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web All that remains is more bumbling, mealy-mouthed corporate decision-making that will only further enrage the left and right alike. — Jacob Silverman, The New Republic, 5 May 2021 The platform's newest buddy cop flick puts a unique spin on the formula, partnering a bumbling police officer with a child. — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 24 Mar. 2020 Trump has mocked the Democrats for their bumbling rollout at the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 3, when a glitchy vote-counting app snarled everything, including the results, the careers of some local politicos and the party’s reputation. — Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2020 Even as Wittes is diminishing the horrors of the Holocaust for political gain with his bumbling analogies, a bunch of high-profile Americans were speaking out about Trump actions. — David Harsanyi, National Review, 10 Feb. 2020 The bumbling group from Texas found that to be true as well. — Matt Wyatt, ExpressNews.com, 2 Jan. 2020 The Eagles have lost three straight, but thanks to the equally bumbling Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles remain just a game out of first place in the NFC East. — oregonlive, 9 Dec. 2019 Beneath the bumbling exterior lies a ruthless, power-seeking machine. — The Economist, 18 Dec. 2019 But the season began with a bumbling loss to Wyoming and never really got on track, and the Tigers were forced to beat Arkansas just to become bowl-eligible. — Dave Skretta, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2019 See More

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