ungainliness

Example Sentences

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Whatever the psychological ungainliness of living as a multicultural character, Rakotondrainy visualizes it gracefully.

From Washington Post • Aug. 25, 2021

This also means "Nora From Queens" has time to smooth out its relative ungainliness; all of its episodes are funny, but some are noticeably tighter than others.

From Salon • Jan. 22, 2020

And yet Heller’s third film after two nearly perfect early outings, the acerbic high-school comedy Diary of a Teenage Girl and the rueful true-crime drama Can You Ever Forgive Me?, comes by its ungainliness honestly.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2019

Sweaters like Babaà’s cardigan, popular on Instagram, seem pure in their ungainliness.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

As he opened the door Dr. Knott's heavy person showed in all its ungainliness against the brightness of sunlight flooding Dickie's room.

From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas