awkward
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The Mike Vrabel Situation Has Gotten Very Awkward in New England: In an ideal world, the fiasco involving the Patriots coach and Dianna Russini could be a private matter.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
Awkward police press conferences and "days of action" in Aberfeldy followed, with hundreds questioned but seemingly few answers.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
So did “Insecure” creator Issa Rae, whose first series “The Mis-Adventures of Awkward Black Girl,” premiered there in 2011.
From Salon • Feb. 18, 2025
Rae also said she remembers feeling “”enraged about what wasn’t being made, and being mad at who was in the spotlight” when she got her start online with “The Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
Awkward and hesitant around girls, I did not know or understand the romantic games that others seemed to play effortlessly.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing awkward
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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English Words Derived from Old Norse
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