clumsy

Example Sentences

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Where Fausset’s story was clumsy enough to draw immediate institutional embarrassment, Bernstein’s is polished enough to escape the same reckoning.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

"I'll be a bit clumsy up there -- so I know that's going to be hilarious and annoying at the same time."

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Mustering courage, the clumsy would-be capitalists Dmitri and Evgeny repeat the Nike slogan “Just Do It” to each other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Who wants to sit through a fictitious novelist’s clumsy drafts?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

A true first kiss, clumsy and perfect and mine.

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio