How to Use clunky in a Sentence

clunky

adjective

• His act was full of clunky one-liners.
• I drive a clunky old station wagon.
• But what if the offense still looks clunky at the end of the month?
  — Karen Guregian, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022
• The inter- face was clunky and old, with a single search bar.
  — Ew Staff, EW.com, 27 Apr. 2021
• That’s all fair enough, but, wow, is this clunky show on the nose with all that stuff.
  — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
• Most space heaters are clunky and brown, with a weird netting across the front.
  — Kaitlin Menza, House Beautiful, 1 Feb. 2019
• Some felt the upper was a bit clunky, not molding well to the foot.
  — Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 22 Apr. 2021
• Still, much of the first half felt rushed and clunky for the Magic offense.
  — Roy Parry, orlandosentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2020
• But what happens if the site seems clunky or looks strange?
  — Rhett Power, Forbes, 14 Aug. 2022
• But Haire found the fans on the market to be chunky, clunky and, frankly, ugly.
  — Jura Koncius, Washington Post, 21 July 2022
• The fit was a little weird and the collar a little clunky.
  — SI.com, 29 Sep. 2019
• Not to mention that the steering is clunky and the speed limit a measly 6.5 mph.
  — Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
• Like the rest of the house, the original cabinetry had been dark and clunky.
  — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
• For e-boards, many of which are large and clunky, that’s a game-changer in terms of an e-board.
  — Zane Pickett, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
• Aside from a clunky product name, this light earned high marks.
  — Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 2 Nov. 2024
• Adapting his preferred scheme to the scheme the Niners had run the last six years was clunky, at best.
  — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2024
• Keep In Mind The shoe design looks a bit clunky on narrow, small feet.
  — April Benshosan, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
• The Browns offense went from slow and clunky to quick and decisive.
  — Terry Pluto, cleveland.com, 13 Sep. 2019
• Keep in Mind The design is clunky and difficult to clean.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2024
• The pen itself is not too long or clunky like some others.
  — Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 12 July 2019
• If these clunky, crumbly, gluten-free cookies didn’t taste so good, this would be a fail.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 8 June 2019
• The headsets are too clunky, there aren't many decent apps, and the setup process can be a mess.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 5 Mar. 2021
• At the time, women used tubs of colored powder to paint their lips with a clunky brush.
  — Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 9 June 2023
• The first season of the clunky Bowl Championship Series was 1998.
  — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2022
• Probably a bit clunky, niche, and maybe even toy-like at first.
  — Christian Catalini, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
• The app itself is very clunky and not open to everyone.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Crypto, 28 Aug. 2023
• Most of them, though, still had not been able to free themselves from clunky keyboards.
  — Jing Tsu, Wired, 23 Jan. 2022
• The sole, however, is overkill on smooth, flat trails, and is noisy and clunky on pavement.
  — Cory Smith, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
• And the choreography comes off as clunky and sophomoric, with all the high school connotations therein.
  — Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
• Many have been infected by a self-serious tone and a clunky earnestness, likely taking all the wrong lessons from successes like It and Doctor Sleep.
  — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025

Last Updated: 25 Mar 2025