Explore Bumbled through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bumbled meaning
simple past and past participle of bumble
Using Bumbled
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of bumble
- In the example corpus, bumbled often appears in combinations such as: and bumbled.
Context around Bumbled
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bumbled
- In this selection, "bumbled" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, purposely, trying, chip and disheveled stand out and add context to how "bumbled" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include africa have bumbled along from and and his bumbled chip left. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bumbled" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bumbled
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He purposely bumbled around on the ice. (7 words)
Best Buy has stumbled and bumbled trying to put up a fight against Amazon for years. (16 words)
I stuttered and bumbled my way through a quick pitch, and Matt – always, a super nice guy – said we’d talk. (21 words)
Yet, after a missed extra point on the Broncos' first touchdown that left them a point shy, the kicking unit once again bumbled, this time holder Riley Dixon fumbling a snap after the Williams’ touchdown, robbing the team of a point yet again. (43 words)
It was a cold and dreary morning when I bumbled, disheveled and harried, into the Upper East Side location of Blushington — a beauty bar chain founded by Stephi Maron which aims to make makeup application accessible in a luxurious, highly curated format. (42 words)
Even though there has been stellar growth in several small- to mid-sized economies over the past few years, the two biggest economies—Nigeria and South Africa—have bumbled along from recession to uninspiring recovery. (35 words)
Example sentences (7)
Best Buy has stumbled and bumbled trying to put up a fight against Amazon for years.
Yet, after a missed extra point on the Broncos' first touchdown that left them a point shy, the kicking unit once again bumbled, this time holder Riley Dixon fumbling a snap after the Williams’ touchdown, robbing the team of a point yet again.
Even though there has been stellar growth in several small- to mid-sized economies over the past few years, the two biggest economies—Nigeria and South Africa—have bumbled along from recession to uninspiring recovery.
He purposely bumbled around on the ice.
He couldn’t get a clean shot and his bumbled chip left him with a tricky downhill putt to save par, and save his tournament.
I stuttered and bumbled my way through a quick pitch, and Matt – always, a super nice guy – said we’d talk.
It was a cold and dreary morning when I bumbled, disheveled and harried, into the Upper East Side location of Blushington — a beauty bar chain founded by Stephi Maron which aims to make makeup application accessible in a luxurious, highly curated format.
Common combinations with bumbled
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: