in an awkward position

ADJECTIVE

over a barrel

Synonyms

WEAK

in a jam in a mess in a pickle without choices

Example Sentences

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But the protests put them in an awkward position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

That has left the pioneering cryptocurrency in an awkward position.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

In short, I find myself in an awkward position in this fragile democracy of ours.

From Salon • Dec. 14, 2024

The hearing now becomes a he-said, she-said situation, putting the judge in an "awkward" position, Fleischman says.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024

My neck was stiff from sleeping in an awkward position.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles