ungainly

Example Sentences

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The new parody is lurching and ungainly, though: Stitching parts of various things together seems to come easier to mad scientists than filmmakers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

A handful of rare and cranky antiques are powering the ungainly Hollywood resurgence of VistaVision.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

I’d collapse one into the other, building a loaded potato so ungainly it should have come with a warning sign.

From Salon • Sep. 16, 2025

It's exquisite, even allowing for the rather ungainly noses forced on this era of F1 cars by the regulations.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2025

He was so heavy and so ungainly, it would be just like him to break a wrist or twist his ankle getting out of the way.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin