This page shows Awkward in 20 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like clumsy or ugly. Useful when writing or proofreading a text.
Awkward in a sentence
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Awkward meaning
- Lacking dexterity in the use of the hands, or of instruments.
- Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.
- Lacking social skills, or uncomfortable with social interaction.
Example sentences (20)
It’s an awkward situation, but Lloyd is a smart guy and realized that some of the things they’re saying are right.
And what Jackson and his writers filled the extra space with makes for a tonally and thematically awkward experience.
Back in May, Kim had an awkward run-in with her ex, Kanye West, at their son Saint's soccer game outside of Los Angeles.
At the first time, many may feel awkward, excited, confused, or a combination of all those feelings and more.
It began with an awkward preshow hosted by Ronny Chieng, who soldiered through by poking fun at the marketing around him.
And it’s like, we’re standing at the party, and it’s over, and the lights are on, and it’s sort of awkward.
A seemingly awkward exchange becomes hilarious when they both realize that the other is just joking around.
It’s awkward, it’s not always the easiest to prepare for and sometimes you simply cannot get the words you want to say out.
A lot of people claimed to have noticed something awkward about the video and commended the singer for putting safety first.
Keith's David is Frasier's nephew, now an adult and an awkward college freshman with a penchant for off-kilter observations.
I wear my hair long and paint my nails, but I feel about as awkward in a dress as I do in a suit and tie.
From Miss Piggy and Kermit making an appearance to Olly Murs debuting an American accent, there were a lot of awkward moments.
In awkward scenes at Gosford, the savage junior footy star instead put in his mouthguard and walked off.
Mistakes we’ve made, embarrassing or awkward moments, an uncomfortable situation… What will my life look like once I graduate?
But when that change can come is not known, as candidates are in the awkward position of running a campaign to an unknown date.
Ensure that there is sufficient Cargo space, however, as the awkward shape can be difficult to manage in a cluttered inventory.
Even when hastily stuffing them into my pockets, the earphones never tangled up into an awkward bundle.
From awkward first times, to terrible kisses and cringe-worthy dates, A-listers have had their fair share of love life disasters.
Considering the feng shui of a party can transform an awkward evening into an unforgettable soirée.
It was awkward, I didn’t know what to say as I didn’t even know much about the girl at that point!
Common combinations with awkward
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an awkward 37×
- the awkward 15×
- awkward and 10×
- and awkward 9×
- awkward moment 8×
- some awkward 7×
- awkward to 6×
- was awkward 6×
- awkward encounter 5×
- bit awkward 4×
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About these examples
The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word awkward. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.