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
She brought up President Ford, who once tripped and was forever branded a klutz, thanks in part to a “Saturday Night Live” skit.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2023
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
Last year took some getting used to, but I always fit in at recess—more than Edna, who was a total klutz.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.