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Get to know Botch better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like bungle or flub.

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Botch in a sentence

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Botch | Botched | Botching | Botchwey | Botchway | Botches | Botcher

Botch meaning

  1. To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
  2. To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily.
  3. To mend or repair (something) clumsily.

Synonyms of Botch

bungle flub bodge fault error mistake boo-boo boner fuckup foul-up pratfall bloomer blooper blunder bumble

Related words

Other words often associated with Botch or its synonyms:

muff spoil misconception blow fluff fumble failure misstatement fall sin responsibility cleft

Using Botch

  • The main meaning on this page is: To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something. | To do (something) without care or skill, or clumsily. | To mend or repair (something) clumsily.
  • Useful related words include: bungle, flub, bodge, fault.
  • In the example corpus, botch often appears in combinations such as: botch job, botch this.

Context around Botch

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 6 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 11 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

administrators 1× publicity 1× nfl 1× kinda 1×

Often after:

job 2× things 1× roll 1×

Sentence patterns with Botch

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

as a botch roll 1× better not botch this recount 1× county administrators botch it 1× fix a botch job she 1× for the botch 1× oxford publicity botch up and 1× scope of botch s legacy 1× the nfl botch this similar 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a roll of 1× america and its 1× early on in 1× it s tough 1× reacting to her 1× silver was able 1×

Common sentence endings:

a botch roll 1× a panic attack 1× administrators botch it 1× botch things dreadfully 1× botch this recount 1× bottoms of ponds 1×

Words around Botch

Just before it in the word index:

botbots 2 botb 2 botany 121 botanists 41 botanist 56 botanique 2

Just after it in the word index:

botched 248 botcher 4 botches 7 botching 17 botchway 8 botchwey 16

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 20 abductees 20 abdulahi 20 abetment 20 abhors 20 ablution 20

Corpus analysis for Botch

  • In this selection, "botch" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, administrators, publicity, nfl, job, things and roll stand out and add context to how "botch" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include as a botch roll and better not botch this recount. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "botch" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abdulahi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with botch

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

How did our smart county administrators botch it? (8 words)

So that's what happens when the phantom thieves kinda botch the mission but defeat the boss. (17 words)

Silver was able to see the NFL botch this similar situation and has taken an entirely different approach. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Early on in their relationship, Margery had been called in to clean up a botch job after a colleague lost his temper with a bot named Arnold, who was having what could only be characterized as a panic attack. (39 words)

And when O'Reilly says he will fix a botch job, she says: 'I have seen more intelligent creatures than you lying on their backs at the bottoms of ponds. (30 words)

Reacting to her threats, Amit Malviya said: “It is time Pishi forgets her Oxford publicity botch up and shows actual concern for the farmers of Bengal. (26 words)

Question examples

How did our smart county administrators botch it? (8 words)

Example sentences (12)

And when O'Reilly says he will fix a botch job, she says: 'I have seen more intelligent creatures than you lying on their backs at the bottoms of ponds.

Through them, I was introduced to the full scope of Botch’s legacy and the kind of person he truly was.

Early on in their relationship, Margery had been called in to clean up a botch job after a colleague lost his temper with a bot named Arnold, who was having what could only be characterized as a panic attack.

How did our smart county administrators botch it?

America and its allies will command Northeast Asian waters against North Korea’s feeble navy and air force unless they botch things dreadfully.

Reacting to her threats, Amit Malviya said: “It is time Pishi forgets her Oxford publicity botch up and shows actual concern for the farmers of Bengal.

Silver was able to see the NFL botch this similar situation and has taken an entirely different approach.

The station, Fox 5, obtained some of those messages and printed a few, such as: "You better not botch this recount.

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While the details surrounding the incident are unclear at the time of this writing, it’s highly unlikely that Alexander will be punished for the botch.

So that's what happens when the phantom thieves kinda botch the mission but defeat the boss.

It’s tough when you botch a five-game win streak by losing at home by six goals to the Canucks.

A roll of '0' is also re-rolled (more than once in cases of especially hazardous activity) as a Botch roll.

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Common combinations with botch

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "botch" in a sentence?
An example: "And when O'Reilly says he will fix a botch job, she says: 'I have seen more intelligent creatures than you lying on their backs at the bottoms of ponds." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "botch" from authentic English texts.
What does "botch" mean?
Botch means: To perform (a task) in an incompetent or unacceptable manner; to make a mess of something.
What are synonyms of "botch"?
Common synonyms of "botch" include: bungle, flub, bodge, fault, error, mistake, boo-boo, boner. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "botch" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "botch", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.