awkwardly
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Except this isn't Leeds United's players belting out their club anthem, but the Sunrisers Leeds Hundred squad, awkwardly singing a new version.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Barb is toasting Ron and his accomplishments, but he can’t pay attention because the waitress is standing awkwardly at the table.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
The roar of engines fills the night air in China's Chongqing city as tourists awkwardly clamber onto gleaming motorbikes and cling to muscular drivers to star in personalised videos.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
On the second, the comfort Warsh drew from higher yields sat awkwardly with part of why they had risen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Ivan laughed awkwardly, wrung his tunic in his fists, and called to Anya, “Um, where’s Håkon?”
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
