clumsy
Example Sentences
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According to sheriff’s officials, Buzzard rented a vehicle for the trip and took deliberate steps to avoid detection, including wearing wigs and clumsy disguises.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Bennett and Mr. Hytner’s attempt to impose a modern internationalist message on this particular year feels foolish and clumsy.
Ransone played Ziggy, the clumsy and chaotic petty criminal in the second season of the crime drama, which is one of the most acclaimed TV series of all time.
From BBC
She calls it “the fearlessness while also being allowed to wobble and be clumsy, but always have wit and always have sharpness and clarity.”
From Los Angeles Times
“Careful, you clumsy child, you will set yourself on fire.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
