How to Use awkward in a Sentence
awkward
adjective- He was put in the awkward position of having to write the memo.
- He feels awkward with strangers.
- He had large feet and his walk was awkward and ungainly.
- There was an awkward pause in the conversation.
- The machine is very awkward to operate.
- She is awkward at dancing.
- She is an awkward writer.
- The story contained some awkward writing.
- I often find myself in awkward situations.
-
On the ground, vultures are hunched and awkward bundles of feathers, but in the air, where I watch them during much of the day, they are magnificent graceful soarers.
—Words From the Land, Stephen Trimble, editor, 1988
-
The legs grew before the rest of the body, so the gait was awkward at first.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 18 Nov. 2024
-
This is when things start to take a bit of an awkward turn.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2024
-
The fights are silly; the final scene in the tomb is bizarrely quick and awkward.
—Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
-
But the awkward use of big words makes for bad writing.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Feb. 2024
-
And man does Burd love, and lean all the way into, awkward.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2023
-
And suddenly the whole thing seemed kind of awkward and in bad taste.
—Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Feb. 2023
-
Well, that's gonna be awkward when Lark shows up at the wedding on Brady's arm...
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
-
To be fair, the process of importing a PGP key can be awkward.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2025
-
To be fair, details like this would have been awkward for the book to discuss.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 26 June 2022
-
The result was an awkward Frankenstein of tone and rhythm that could make the corniest dad cringe.
—Caleb Madison, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2023
-
Even the worst episode of the series has had laughs, and the best episode has had misses or awkward sketches.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 30 July 2022
-
The timing is awkward for Charles, who is in the very early days of his kingship.
—Karla Adam, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
-
Tried scooting back to the rear of the seat, but then pedaling was plain awkward.
—Scott Kramer, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
-
As the ball took an awkward bounce toward the pitcher’s mound, Warner was in a full-on sprint.
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
-
They were paid to leave the rest of us—awkward teens and non-superhuman adults alike—in awe.
—Dina Gachman, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2023
-
One awkward, fateful night, Liz and Carrie were briefly at Dave’s home at the same time.
—Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2024
-
Having to choose one over the other was awkward and would have been unfair in the end to somebody.
—Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 24 July 2022
-
The Surface Duo line made for two of the most awkward Android devices on the market.
—Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2023
-
The latest breakthrough attempts have been met with ridicule as Republicans blast Democrats for awkward social media posts and videos.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Mar. 2025
-
Google has an awkward Android problem that a recent report highlighted.
—Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'awkward.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Last Updated: