: unsuccessful because of being poorly done : spoiled by mistakes
a botched attempt
a botched recipe
a botched medical procedure
Examples of botched in a Sentence
a botched attempt to mend relations with our disaffected European allies
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The 22-year-old daughter of Minnesota GOP gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson was allegedly stabbed to death by her husband Saturday in what police said was an apparent botched murder-suicide.
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
And multiple other missteps followed, including the botched hiring and early departure of a rebuilding czar.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Yet Republicans have lingering fears that a botched Texas Senate primary could leave their majority in more peril.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
His stepfather, Julio Cartagena, 26, was a high-ranking Two Six gang member later killed in May 2003 during a botched kidnapping after allegedly stealing a large amount of cocaine.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
And multiple other missteps followed, including the botched hiring and early departure of a rebuilding czar.
—Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026
Yet Republicans have lingering fears that a botched Texas Senate primary could leave their majority in more peril.
—Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 7 Feb. 2026
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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