botch
verb (used with object)
to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed byup ).
botches
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present tense formof botch (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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The infinite variables in sports can quickly make many of the bets they are holding nearly worthless, whether it is because a player is severely injured or a team botches a crucial touchdown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
In China, Xinhua news agency's website ran an article with the headline: "British Navy botches test: Missile crashes into the sea with a 'thud', nuclear submarine hovering underwater".
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
That may make it easier to get correct answers, but also can make the stakes higher if the AI goofs and makes a user uncomfortable or botches financial data.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
In the afternoon, as camaraderie developed over botches and breakthroughs, we alternated between rolling and raising our wheat dough and, every 30 minutes, stretching and folding the sourdough, which gradually went from sticky to shapely.
From New York Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
To leave no rubs nor botches in the work.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Noah Webster
