unwieldy

Example Sentences

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Two problems: At the time, renewable energy cost too much to make it affordable, and adding water usually turns quicklime into an unwieldy goop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

As I wrote in Slate in December, Artemis has an unwieldy architecture and requires some important pieces that don’t yet exist.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

Their stocks traded at lower valuations than their pure-play peers because investors felt the conglomerates were more unwieldy.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Critics say the technology is still too unwieldy to be used for automated cyber attacks.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2025

As they started out, some of the women found the banners unwieldy, but they tightened their grips on the wooden rods and kept moving forward.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling