Example Sentences

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Not over something like hiring a basketball or football coach, which this athletic administration has botched several times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2019

Along with student speech, what else tops your list of areas the court has botched or neglected?

From Slate • Nov. 1, 2018

Currie has botched this coaching search and turned Tennessee into a laughing stock.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2017

This season, Coughlin has botched several late-game calls that led to devastating losses — or when he made the seemingly appropriate choice, it still did not work out.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2016

"Oh, Morrison has botched everything for himself—all around!"

From All-Wool Morrison by Day, Holman