ungainly

Example Sentences

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For generations, Americans have marked Thanksgiving by wrestling with the perfect way to prepare and serve turkey, a bird known for its ungainly size, dry texture and lack of distinguishing flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

In a bid to purge subjectivity, the definitions were written in a style that was minutely descriptive but might charitably be called ungainly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

I’d collapse one into the other, building a loaded potato so ungainly it should have come with a warning sign.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

It's exquisite, even allowing for the rather ungainly noses forced on this era of F1 cars by the regulations.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

She felt awkward and ungainly and grateful for the mask that hid her face, and she felt Sidhean’s magic all around her in a way she had not felt on the day of the hunt.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo