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

I’m a klutz when it comes to dancing.

From "Amina's Voice" by Hena Khan