Words similar to botches

Example sentences for: botches

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In the movie, Kate (Meryl Streep) passes out on the sofa while Ellen (Renée Zellweger) comically botches whatever she touches, and Franklin goes for cheap laughs with shots of burning chicken paillards, a smoldering chocolate cake, and plates on which the food has been left uneaten.
Among his most notable botches: His involvement as a U.N. official in Bosnia and Rwanda (before his tenure as secretary-general).