awkward

Example Sentences

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Picturing him and Dad living in the same space is just awkward.

From Literature

But Grenell said that option posed myriad complications such as whether awkward safety measures—such as wearing hard hats—would be needed for audience members, and how acoustics might be affected.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wedding DJ Fat Tony previously told ITV's This Morning that "the whole situation was really awkward for everyone in the room".

From BBC

The communication was straightforward and a bit awkward, sadly missing the mentions of Nancy Guthrie’s humanity that had peppered the family’s first video.

From Los Angeles Times

After winning the toss and opting to field, Madsen's tournament all but ended in the fourth over after an awkward fall while fielding and he returned to the pavilion in obvious pain.

From Barron's