clumsy
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City Hall steps, all seven and a half feet of him, tall as a Lakers center but clumsy as a swan on dry land.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
What’s weird and slightly clumsy is that he said he was taking a break from his golf game only to show up on the course with another friend/potential client.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
“What began as clumsy phone calls from fake IRS agents demanding gift cards has evolved into something far more sophisticated and far harder to dismiss,” Dressler says.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
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
He knew how clumsy it looked, but he sent her a hopeful glance.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
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