clumsy
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City Hall steps, all seven and a half feet of him, tall as a Lakers center but clumsy as a swan on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
A source close to Mahmood said the document is clumsy in its wording, and it was right the language is reviewed to ensure there is no ambiguity.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“What began as clumsy phone calls from fake IRS agents demanding gift cards has evolved into something far more sophisticated and far harder to dismiss,” Dressler says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Mary, on the other hand, is a clumsy bird who, in Hadlow’s telling, becomes a perfectly capable duckling swimming fiercely amid a bevy of swans.
From Salon • May 20, 2026
My hands, clumsy in mittens, could not tie the knot at this end.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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