clumsiness

Example Sentences

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MS is an incurable condition which affects the brain and spinal cord and causes symptoms such as vision problems, fatigue, clumsiness, muscle spasms and urinary problems.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

She spilled Coke on her sari and figured her clumsiness would doom the engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 25, 2025

Some of this clumsiness is simply the endearing choreography of learning something new.

From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025

A child's personality and behavior may change, and clumsiness or stumbling develops between the ages of five and ten.

From Science Daily • Jan. 8, 2024

But just as he had the thought, they came to a stop, and the smooth flow of their march broke with a clumsiness that momentarily eased Jonathan’s tension.

From "The Fighting Ground" by Avi