: 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 memory of the botched attempt against the Patriots definitely didn't help his cause, either, as the team decided his fate.
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of the video, the NYPD transferred a captain, a lieutenant, and six Brooklyn Narcotics detectives who made up the team that ran the botched buy-and-bust operation.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
In terms of traditional errors, the Tigers rank 11th with 16 botched plays.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Jones was a sometimes violent alcoholic, and Wynette developed a lifelong addiction to painkillers after a botched hysterectomy.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
In the aftermath of the video, the NYPD transferred a captain, a lieutenant, and six Brooklyn Narcotics detectives who made up the team that ran the botched buy-and-bust operation.
—Sheetal Banchariya, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
In terms of traditional errors, the Tigers rank 11th with 16 botched plays.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
Jones was a sometimes violent alcoholic, and Wynette developed a lifelong addiction to painkillers after a botched hysterectomy.
—David Faris, TheWeek, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Botched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/botched. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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