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 fights are silly; the final scene in the tomb is bizarrely quick and awkward.
  — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
• Many of you agreed with me that last week's episode was a pleasant rebound from a clunky, awkward season premiere.
  — Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 13 Oct. 2024
• Bins are also good for containing awkward or odd-shaped bags of foods, such as pasta and noodles, that are too large for the drawer.
  — Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2024
• What to Consider: The chest pocket feels slightly awkward to reach.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2023
• The Surface Duo line made for two of the most awkward Android devices on the market.
  — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2023
• Combined with the removable swivel pegs, this bench is ideal for holding awkward or irregular shapes in place.
  — Alex Rennie, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2023
• Crusius, 21 years old, with wavy dark brown hair, sparse stubble collecting on his round chin, was awkward and introverted.
  — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
• She’s known for her comedic style of turning awkward moments into engaging and charming conversations.
  — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 18 Oct. 2024
• Charlie is a socially awkward wallflower who has always experienced life from the sidelines.
  — Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 24 Jan. 2023
• Plus, what better way to get through all those awkward family get-togethers and desperate holiday gift brainstorm sessions than with a fresh new shade to talk about?
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 22 Oct. 2024
• Last week's episode revealed that Yawn had decided to fire Lamb, and Monday night's episode will pick up where that awkward conversation left off.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
• None capture the awkward banality of the candidate’s actual campaign stop.
  — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024
• George Clooney stuck up for his younger self during an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live last night — and saved the host from what might have been a very awkward roast in the process.
  — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 27 Jan. 2023
• In high school, Kohberger was known as shy and socially awkward, classmate Roula Theodoropoulos, 29, said.
  — Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
• This is when things start to take a bit of an awkward turn.
  — Katie Campione, Deadline, 12 Aug. 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
• The result was an awkward Frankenstein of tone and rhythm that could make the corniest dad cringe.
  — Caleb Madison, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2023
• Tried scooting back to the rear of the seat, but then pedaling was plain awkward.
  — Scott Kramer, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024