How to Use bumble in a Sentence

bumble

verb

• This time around, the actor plays a bumbling teen named Otis.
  — Gabe Bergado, Teen Vogue, 14 Jan. 2019
• On land, seals may at times seem like bumbling, blubbery goofballs.
  — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Feb. 2020
• Then a flock of children bumbles through, on the way back to class from the playground.
  — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2018
• This allows the bots to bumble around a room and explore its boundaries.
  — Jennifer Walter, Discover Magazine, 27 Oct. 2019
• Ramirez muttered and sighed as the teens, with their baby faces and coltish bodies, bumbled a run-through.
  — Diana Marcum, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2019
• Next up is Kendall Roy, the troubled and oft-bumbling eldest.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2019
• In contrast, Byrnes and Legg seemed to have been bawdy, bumbling young men who were in way over their heads.
  — Justin Nobel, Longreads, 5 Sep. 2017
• Cole bumbles his way to the occasional winning move, at one point using a gag-gift cactus as a weapon.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Apr. 2023
• Save for a few standout plays, the offense has bumbled its way through camp, rarely looking anywhere near efficient.
  — Zak Keefer, Indianapolis Star, 15 Aug. 2017
• The walk could be interpreted as angry, bumbling, or just a little bit hungover.
  — National Geographic, 7 Jan. 2020
• Yet, at Old Trafford, Fred has been no more than a bumbling spectator.
  — SI.com, 9 Oct. 2019
• Perhaps this all was unavoidable for a proud player and often bumbling franchise.
  — Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
• But the piece also takes in a larger tableau of fraught romance, comically bumbling cops and a surprise or two.
  — James Hebert, sandiegouniontribune.com, 20 Oct. 2017
• For fine hair, Philippon spritzed in Bumble and bumble's Prep to give the end result some sheen.
  — Lindsay Schallon, Glamour, 11 Sep. 2017
• Jewell had made clear his dream of working in law enforcement and was endlessly mocked as an overzealous but bumbling wannabe cop.
  — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2019
• Behind Xiong, the Nu River flows freely, bumbling with rapids, swirling with eddies.
  — National Geographic, 12 May 2016
• On Sunday, that unit bumbled through the first half with only 9 total yards and two first downs on six possessions.
  — Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 4 Nov. 2019
• Mr Maduro has surprised people who wrote him off as a bumbling heir to the clever, charismatic Hugo Chávez.
  — The Economist, 17 May 2018
• When Yusuf bumbles back into the front room, Mahmut scrambles to switch off the filth and return to Tarkovsky.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 May 2023
• The worst introductions are bumbling at best, while the best ones are the beginnings of beautiful friendships.
  — Southern Living, 11 May 2018
• There’s no kids club or even pool in this boutique hotel, but that didn’t stop my kids from bumbling around and feeling at ease in an upscale environment.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
• One of the best ways to avoid bumbling into war, a war that nobody wants, is to have a robust open debate and for Congress to have a real say.
  — Washington Post, 22 June 2019
• That leads to a series of madcap moments after the couple become suspects, forcing them to stumble and bumble their way through trying to solve the crime.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 14 June 2019
• Ben-Shmuel is the standby, or understudy, for the role of the well-meaning but bumbling Mormon missionary.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 7 July 2019
• Kevin's dream of being home alone quickly turns into a hilarious nightmare and battle of wits when a pair of bumbling thieves attempts to break into his house.
  — Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
• Bo Peep is the clear leader of the save-Forky expedition, with Woody her sometimes-bumbling sidekick.
  — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 15 June 2019
• In all of these instances, these women are able to take the offensive roles thrust open them by the likes of a well-meaning but bumbling Sam and recreate the parts for themselves.
  — refinery29.com, 6 July 2018
• In true Reichardt fashion, the driving force of the film is not the crime itself, which takes place in bumbling fashion in the first third, but what happens afterward.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2025
• The same year that Zipf secured his measure of posthumous fame, Harvard’s football team bumbled its way to a 1-8 record.
  — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 Sep. 2025
• Except this time, the keeper’s save bumbled forward out of his hands and the ball dropped to Mikel Merino, who came to Spain’s rescue yet again.
  — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 10 July 2026