ungainly

Example Sentences

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If their first step toward the Super Bowl is going to be this ungainly, how much longer can they stay upright?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

For generations, Americans have marked Thanksgiving by wrestling with the perfect way to prepare and serve turkey, a bird known for its ungainly size, dry texture and lack of distinguishing flavor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 24, 2025

Trundling up an ungainly lift to reach a second-story balcony seems like Woody Allen’s hapless bank robber trying to tunnel his way into vaults in “Small Time Crooks.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 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

He gave an ungainly wobble, and the golden egg, still damp from the bath, slipped from under his arm.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling