awkward stage
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Upsets, surprises and dark-horse victors are as much a part of the night as awkward stage pairings and cut-off speeches.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2024
“I know a lot of these young men who are at a somewhat awkward stage, like Trollope’s hobbledehoy, caught somewhere between childhood and adulthood,” says Schine.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2023
He also purposely included ones capturing him in an awkward stage.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 19, 2021
Complaining that she could not hear, she did not sing for much of the track and her dancers led her though an awkward stage routine.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2017
We lingered in that awkward stage of a conversation where there was no logical next topic but the silence hadn’t yet grown uncomfortable.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
