blundered

past tense of blunder

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blundered
Verb
  • After leading 14-0 at halftime, Rancho Bernardo fumbled on their second-half opening drive before forcing Brawley to turn the ball over on downs on the ensuing drive.
    The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Fresno State transfer Malik Sherrod fumbled after catching a pass on the Broncos’ first drive.
    Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • And arguing with the benefits of a difficult tuneup game can be a useless point, especially as Napier stumbled in from a practice that ran almost 10 minutes long, gearing up for USF.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Closer Bryan Abreu stumbled but has earned the benefit of the doubt with the dominance he’s displayed.
    Chandler Rome, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Finn simply tripped in an environment that was not set up to be safe for him.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The mascot tripped in the end zone and its head popped off.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Most notably, the Chargers struggled to contain Mahomes in the pocket.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Fighter jets have long struggled to integrate AI into radar systems due to limited space, power, and processing capacity.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Ricardo Valadez was granted custody of the couple's four children by two separate Waukesha County judges, first in 2020 and again in 2022 after an appellate court said the first judge erred in his decision.
    Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Jones is seen as a smart businessman, but erred in not extending Parsons’ contract a year ago when the player first wanted that.
    Greg Cote August 5, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Blundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blundered. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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