bungling

Example Sentences

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I’m calling my shot: This will be the year that the Three Lions, the bungling, deadbeat clown show of international soccer, finally do it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Bernthal, who plays Sonny, has his own wayward machismo and hapless sensitivity, the very qualities that made Al Pacino unforgettable in the role of the bungling bandit with a Catholic conscience.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

His true, bungling nature—something that’ll likely be on display as a gubernatorial candidate—shines through in the smaller moments.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2025

The Lions completed a historic comeback, with a little help from a bungling David Campese.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2025

In a way this was Finny’s view, except that naturally he saw it comically, as a huge and intensely practical joke, played by fat and foolish old men bungling away behind the scenes.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles