clumsily
Example Sentences
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He clumsily glosses World War I as “one of the worst wars in human history.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Even couples who make it well into a marriage contend with all the perils born from romance gone stale, including the functional discord clumsily realized in the sight-gag metaphor of “The Miniature Wife.”
From Salon ● Apr. 23, 2026
The company has responded clumsily to users’ complaints, spawning several social media news cycles about whether it respects its own customers.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026
Real Sociedad pulled level after 21 minutes when Yangel Herrera was clumsily felled by Dean Huijsen in Madrid's box.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
What I see first is a picture: the Venus de Milo, in a black-and- white photo, with a mustache and a black brassiere and armpit hair drawn clumsily on her.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
