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clumsy

[kluhm-zee] / ˈklʌm zi /


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She calls it “the fearlessness while also being allowed to wobble and be clumsy, but always have wit and always have sharpness and clarity.”

From Los Angeles Times

And aviation ordnanceman Martin E. Berg of Alameda, despite hands made clumsy and awkward with bandages, clasped his wife in a hard embrace.

From Seattle Times

As a kid, his family nicknamed him “Bump” — a moniker he earned from being a clumsy boy who always carried around his stuffed elephant, Bump.

From Los Angeles Times

Hamilton was asked about those comments again on Thursday, and said he was clumsy with his criticism.

From Seattle Times

To critics on the left and the right, the College Board’s handling of the controversy has been clumsy at best.

From Washington Post