Definition of BUNGLE

Examples of bungle in a Sentence

The government bungled badly in planning the campaign. bungled the job the first time she tried to do it

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After watching the Department of Veterans Affairs bungle the treatment of the nation’s warriors, do Americans want their personal health decisions made by the unwieldy, unresponsive federal government? — Karl Rove, WSJ, "Stopping the Socialist Resurgence," 28 Nov. 2018 Sprout's shareholders later sued Valeant over claims the company bungled the pill's marketing. — Cynthia Koons, chicagotribune.com, "Drugmaker revives female libido pill Addyi, at half the price," 11 June 2018 The health organization was accused of bungling its response to the earlier West Africa outbreak –the biggest Ebola outbreak in history which resulted in more than 11,000 deaths. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, USA TODAY, "Congo to begin vaccinating against Ebola on Monday," 20 May 2018 The bad news is that their appearances together are doing precious little to promote the book, because Bill Clinton can't stop bungling questions about Monica Lewinsky and the #MeToo movement in spectacular fashion. — Jay Willis, GQ, "Bill Clinton Still Doesn't Get It," 6 June 2018 According to news reports, Asemani’s former patients filed multiple civil suits against him for botched dental procedures that ranged from removing three good teeth to a root canal bungled so badly that the patient bled for two weeks. — Washington Post, "As he graduates from Wharton, Maryland boy thinks of tragedy," 25 May 2018 His attorneys, in court hearings and filings, have painted a picture of an incompetent prosecutor who rather than working with police to investigate Greitens hired a private investigator who bungled the probe, hid evidence and lied to the court. — NBC News, "Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens charged with a second felony, accused of misusing a charity donor list," 21 Apr. 2018 The lawyer also contacted the state’s attorney, who would eventually conclude that the officers bungled the case, and would order the department to assign two new, competent detectives to pursue a serious investigation of the crime. — Ruth Padawer, New York Times, "Should Statutes of Limitations for Rape Be Abolished?," 19 June 2018 Two big foreign policy stories broke Tuesday night: U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley effectively said the White House bungled its announcement of new Russia sanctions. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The Nikki Haley mess, and what it says about the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit," 18 Apr. 2018

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