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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Some Western officials have ridiculed the agency for bungling operations—the suspects in Skripal’s poisoning were caught on video surveillance cameras, and in other cases GRU agents made mistakes such as leaving behind evidence. — Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, "Head of Russia’s GRU Spy Agency Dies After Illness," 22 Nov. 2018 Thanos defeated the Avengers on Titan first, after Star-Lord bungled a plan, allowing Thanos to acquire Doctor Strange’s Infinity Stone. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "How the Avengers: Endgame trailer hints that Captain Marvel will save the day (and Iron Man)," 8 Dec. 2018 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

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