inelegantly

Example Sentences

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They are all flawed, complex and figuring things out, sometimes inelegantly.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 4, 2023

But there are tributes and pandering, and a few of those direct lifts are placed within the plot as inelegantly as you can imagine.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021

Perusing the offerings, I’m reminded of an inelegantly named but beloved stromboli restaurant in New Brunswick, N.J., known as Stuff Yer Face.

From New York Times • Nov. 18, 2021

The comments were mostly shrugged off in Mexico, where many viewed them as accurate, if inelegantly expressed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2020

Though she was wearing the fairy cloak, she wore no jewels, and her hair was inelegantly short.

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo