botched; botching; botches
1
: to foul up hopelessly
—often used with up
2
: to put together in a makeshift way
botcher
noun
2
: an inflammatory sore
Examples of botch in a Sentence
Verb
The store botched the order—I received only half the books I paid for.
They clearly botched the investigation.
Noun (1)
this police procedural is basically a botch of plot elements stolen from other (and better) novels
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Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
Also, the Premier League are scoundrels for botching Chelsea’s plan for replacing an injured player by simply buying a new one.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Lastly, there was the botch job of trading away Jake Guentzel at the deadline last season.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Verb
But if the officer corps’ voice is too weak, complex battlefield operations – and the strategic planning that precedes it – are likely to be botched, as happened in Vietnam.
—Dwight Stirling, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2025
Also, the Premier League are scoundrels for botching Chelsea’s plan for replacing an injured player by simply buying a new one.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
Braden Mann’s botch of the opening kickoff, Luke McCaffrey’s 47-yard return and Jeremiah Trotter Jr.’s unnecessary roughness penalty embodied the sloppy play that’s recently been awarding opponents advantageous field position.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
Lastly, there was the botch job of trading away Jake Guentzel at the deadline last season.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Botch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botch. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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botch
noun
: an inflammatory sore
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