blunder
noun
a gross, stupid, or careless mistake.
blundered
Example Sentences
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They assumed it sensed danger, but it was actually steering them: They blundered into a goose nest, scattering the frightened adults.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
"It should have been drawn, but Ding blundered as the pressure grew."
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
Further, prosecutors blundered in January 2023 by adding a “gun enhancement” when filing involuntary manslaughter charges against Baldwin and Gutierrez Reed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2024
Addressing some 100 C.I.A. officials on March 19, Mr. Burns acknowledged how the agency catastrophically blundered in its assessment that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2023
Men and horses blundered through the predawn chill; saddles were being cinched, wagons loaded, fires extinguished.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
