Example Sentences

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At hearings last December, defense attorneys attempted to suggest police in Altoona, central Pennsylvania, had botched the arrest.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

"And then I hit a few stories that were connected to why he was appearing on my TV screen, he had botched other operations up."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

He said the company continued to employ a veterinarian who had botched surgeries and oversaw numerous violations because executives believed it would be too difficult to find a replacement.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

One Republican staffer called that event "an unmitigated disaster" and another said they had "botched this bad."

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2023

I had botched my midterms badly, and I didn’t do too much better on my finals.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok