maladroitly

Example Sentences

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You can watch BlackBerry CEO John S. Chen fumbling with the phone, hands hovering maladroitly above its screen and signature retractable keyboard, in an exclusive on-camera interview with Business News Network.

From Time • Sep. 28, 2015

To say the least, Hagel handled the question maladroitly.

From Slate • Feb. 1, 2013

There isn’t, for example, much to be said for Abraham Walkowitz, a doggedly faithful Stieglitz gallery functionary who had a thing for Isadora Duncan and drew — maladroitly — her scantily draped figure countless times.

From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2011

Today, though, the Milton Keynes-based team are widely perceived as being divided and maladroitly managed.

From The Guardian • Jul. 11, 2010

But he did it maladroitly by expressing the hope that things were going well with Mr. West.

From Queed by Crosby, Raymond Moreau