botch
verb (used with object)
to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed byup ).
has botched
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present perfectof botch (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“You guys have to be the first to acknowledge that your office has botched the first few months of this recovery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
Currie has botched this coaching search and turned Tennessee into a laughing stock.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 1, 2017
The review, which is Mr. Obama’s attempt to grapple with the hostage takings that have prompted anger from families who say his administration has botched their cases and treated them shabbily, began last year.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2015
Even though the Justice Department has botched some high-profile cases in the past, its wins within the last year should give Mr. Menendez and his lawyer pause, analysts say.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 2, 2015
She has botched the button-holes awfully; and the jackets are not more than half pressed.
From Lizzy Glenn or, The Trials of a Seamstress by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur
