klutzy
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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
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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