awkward stage
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Spoiler alert: Upsets are as much a part of the night as awkward stage pairings and cutoff speeches.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2024
He also purposely included ones capturing him in an awkward stage.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2021
After some awkward stage banter, Kemp realized Chavez intended to move uncomfortably close to her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2020
Complaining that she could not hear, she did not sing for much of the track and her dancers led her though an awkward stage routine.
From BBC ● Jan. 2, 2017
We lingered in that awkward stage of a conversation where there was no logical next topic but the silence hadn’t yet grown uncomfortable.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
