klutz

Example Sentences

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Yiddish, the language spoken by Ashkenazi Jews across Europe before the Holocaust, is now perhaps best known to many English speakers through words such as "schlep", "klutz" and "chutzpah".

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

And while I’ve long lusted over hand-built fountains and elaborate ponds, I’m a klutz when it comes to building things from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2024

As for durability, I’ve never broken an Apple Watch before — and I’m a klutz.

From The Verge • Aug. 31, 2022

My wife is by her own account a complete klutz.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2020

Geez, I thought, l am such a klutz.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings