botched attempt

Examples (10)

• The police arrested the suspect after his botched attempt to rob the bank.
• The failed coup was a botched attempt to overthrow the government.
• Our botched attempt at building the IKEA furniture left us with a wobbly table.
• The company's botched attempt to launch a new product resulted in huge financial losses.
• The documentary showed the botched attempt to rescue the stranded climbers.
• The spy was captured during a botched attempt to steal classified documents.
• The gymnast's botched attempt at the final dismount cost her the gold medal.
• After several botched attempts, the engineers finally repaired the satellite.
• The scandal grew following a botched attempt by the senator to deny the allegations.
• My first botched attempt to fix the plumbing only made the leak worse.