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

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

Her Zoey is a bit of a klutz, a bit of a goof, a little tight, a little timid and, like Rob in “High Fidelity,” a veteran of failed relationships.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2020

He was a lactose-intolerant klutz, who couldn’t even protect his friend from getting kidnapped by wheat.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan