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klutzy

[kluht-see] / ˈklʌt si /


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Today’s humanoid robots may be klutzy and prohibitively expensive, but another quarter of a century of research will transform them into essential home assistants, says Brendan Englot, director of the Stevens Institute for Artificial Intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 6, 2026

She’s the everywoman, a picture of klutzy mishaps of the heart that looks more like a mirror than a photograph.

From Salon Feb. 13, 2025

“On the plus side, my fall hit all the newspapers so I made your final show even more memorable. Come for the music, stay for the klutzy fall.”

From Washington Times Dec. 18, 2023

All my interactions with her had been stilted and klutzy, in part because my family never had much of a relationship with her.

From Los Angeles Times May 16, 2022

The klutzy handwriting was Webb’s: Dear Mr. Scooter: My parents and I are very sorry to hear about your illness.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

The gags feel klutzier when they aim for 21st century humor — say, Hewitt sipping tea from a mug that reads “tears of the patriarchy.”

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2025

The first-act klutziness is even klutzier, and he’s made the unfulfilling choice to shift our attention from the starlet to her egotistic male co-star, sacrificing her emotional arc for some low-hanging jokes about pretentious twits.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 14, 2023




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