clumsiness
Example Sentences
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The Foreign Affairs Committee highlighted examples of "ministerial clumsiness" and "hurtful comments" in its communication with families.
From BBC
If the transfer is interrupted somehow — by competing love interests, for example, or even clumsiness — the eggs may drop or end up unfertilized.
From New York Times
When handling rare books, experts say that bare, just-cleaned hands are best — instead of white cotton gloves, which attract dirt and reduce the wearer’s sense of touch, increasing the likelihood of misadventure or clumsiness.
From New York Times
They could have left the Flanders city with even more room to breathe, but a bit of clumsiness up front cost them extra goals.
From Seattle Times
The plot of “Come Get Maggie” isn’t inhibited in the least, but the outrageousness translates to clumsiness in a production that is overmatched in both resources and imagination.
From Los Angeles Times
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