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clumsy

[kluhm-zee] / ˈklʌm zi /


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As Ivan and Nina wrestle with their own emotional truths, which range from her mother Nora’s departure from their lives to Ivan’s clumsy recitations of Nina’s childhood antics, something alarming is afoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

He also saw what caused the false alarm: The Spanish translation of how to distinguish expected acid reflux from possible heart attack symptoms was clumsy and confusing.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

"That's a clumsy thing to say in an industry where he's got writers and artists and it specifically affects people, they're the first to take the blow," Davies told BBC Radio 4's The Media Show.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

People have been creating basic AI companions for the last two years, and AI experts say the technology is already good enough to create clumsy AI models of real people.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Nhamo had written letters to Dr. Masuku in her clumsy, uneven scrawl.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Using the blower to herd balls around the park feels fairly intuitive, though naturally I'm much clumsier and slower than the pro landscapers.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

The second trickier and clumsier aside happens when Banderas’ chef tells Tony the tragedy of 17th century French cook François Vatel, who literally fell on his sword before serving a banquet to Louis XIV.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Camille was funnier and weirder and clumsier — and happier.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

And yet, the camera I lust after now is exactly this X1D, even while it’s heavier, sometimes clumsier, and consistently slower than most other cameras.

From The Verge ● Feb. 12, 2018

Ex-Inspector Blore looked coarser and clumsier in build.

From "And Then There Were None" by Agatha Christie

But there’s an earnest, yearning passion here that makes the film feel vital even at its clumsiest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2023

Nevertheless, the script also makes amends in some of the clumsiest, most nightmarish plot developments imaginable.

From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2021

The clumsiest amongst us has taken a daily ballet class, and isn’t half bad.

From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2020

The seven-speed Chevrolet Corvette Stingray has a feature called Active Rev Matching, which automatically adjusts the engine’s speed to smooth out your clumsiest shifts—something drivers once had to learn through practice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2018

It was the clumsiest production of physical interaction; the whole thing lasted no more than several seconds.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi


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