awkwardness
Example Sentences
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When I walked into the arcade, I experienced a feeling I’d stuffed down into my subconscious for decades: the stultifying awkwardness of a middle school dance.
From Slate ● Jun. 25, 2026
A flashback to Supergirl’s first touchdown on Earth has the awkwardness of a study-abroad student realizing she doesn’t like her host country at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
To equate discomfort and or brief awkwardness with artistic inferiority is a losing game for those who claim to love movies.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Folk in government are braced for the inevitable awkwardness of exchanges that they had assumed at the time would be forever private being catapulted into the light of day.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
He just accepted me, awkwardness, insecurities, and all.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
