awkward
Example Sentences
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Now the late-night animation channel has a new offering: “Haha, You Clowns,” which is much in the same vein of saccharine sincerity mixed with awkward absurdity.
From Salon
And then the plane doesn’t crash and it’s awkward.
From Los Angeles Times
"She may see your cousin wearing it and this could provoke an awkward conversation."
From BBC
For two awkward weeks, Wiener started campaigning in earnest while Pelosi, de facto San Francisco royalty, readied her announcement.
But, far from being awkward, he described the moment as feeling totally "natural", adding that "there was nothing else other than joy".
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
