awkward
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The 23-year-old says she never suggests to her friends they all just pay for what they've ordered as "it just feels awkward".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
“We don’t know how she got into awkward positioning,” Leahy told the Union-Tribune.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The result is an awkward kind of decoupling for crypto bulls.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026
She describes an awkward car ride with Melania to Trump’s 2024 inauguration, another tradition, fraught with strained small talk about Barron’s time at New York University and the recent passing of Melania’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
My mom knew awkward opinions were like gasoline rags in a summertime barn, but I knew what he was talking about.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Vocabulary lists containing awkward
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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English Words Derived from Old Norse
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