awkward
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She didn’t like the cold, and group conversations at mealtimes were awkward.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
She showed that you can stand behind LGBTQ+ people without twisting into socially awkward or politically damaging positions, no matter your audience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The squirrel escaped by climbing higher, leaving the leopard clinging on before it eventually made an awkward retreat.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Merz was able to forge an awkward governing coalition with the center-left Social Democratic Party, the CDU’s longtime ideological opponents.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
So long and so awkward that I give in to the fact that it’s just one more part of the endless torture that is today.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing awkward
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