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Clumsiness is an English word with synonyms like awkwardness or stiffness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Clumsiness meaning

A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.

Synonyms of Clumsiness

awkwardness stiffness gracelessness gracefulness posture bearing carriage unskillfulness slowness maladroitness ineptitude ineptness inelegance

Using Clumsiness

  • The main meaning on this page is: A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
  • Useful related words include: awkwardness, stiffness, gracelessness, gracefulness.
  • In the example corpus, clumsiness often appears in combinations such as: own clumsiness, the clumsiness, his clumsiness.

Context around Clumsiness

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 2 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Clumsiness

  • In this selection, "clumsiness" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, own, symptoms, great, humanity, compared and usually stand out and add context to how "clumsiness" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include all its clumsiness humanity and and and physical clumsiness. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "clumsiness" sits close to words such as abad, abovementioned and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with clumsiness

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

This part one can understand, but not the clumsiness over Ukraine. (11 words)

Symptoms may include:Clumsiness, Fatigue, Confusion, Nausea, Blurry Vision, Headaches, and others. (12 words)

I am filled with compassion for his character and hopelessly charmed by his clumsiness. (14 words)

In another season five episode " The Boy Who Knew Too Much ", when it was revealed the waiter's injuries were self-inflicted due to his clumsiness and not a result of Freddie Quimby assaulting him, the waiter proclaims "This is an outrage! (42 words)

Martha Beck, a best-selling author and coach, writes eloquently for Oprah.com about the topic of caring for aging parents in a time where we seem to be grappling with this issue with utter disgrace and clumsiness. (38 words)

Sheer luck or clumsiness usually saves him, as in the first film wherein a farcical car chase around a fountain results in the collision of all the vehicles and the capture of the thieves. (34 words)

According to the doctor, my minor concussion could exhibit the following symptoms: clumsiness (I’m not drunk this time! (19 words)

In another season five episode " The Boy Who Knew Too Much ", when it was revealed the waiter's injuries were self-inflicted due to his clumsiness and not a result of Freddie Quimby assaulting him, the waiter proclaims "This is an outrage! (42 words)

Example sentences (18)

His own worst injuries had been caused by his own clumsiness rather than in bouts of hand-to-hand combat.

It tells the story of a relationship between a young student and his art teacher twice his age, portraying all its clumsiness, humanity and wild, unpredictable loveliness.

This part one can understand, but not the clumsiness over Ukraine.

I am filled with compassion for his character and hopelessly charmed by his clumsiness.

British respondents said they would apologize for someone else’s clumsiness, compared to 24% of Americans.

But rather than disappear, the magician seems to draw attention to the objects, and to his own clumsiness.

She said numerous other injuries found across Kendall’s body after she died had been caused by the little girl’s own clumsiness.

According to the doctor, my minor concussion could exhibit the following symptoms: clumsiness (I’m not drunk this time!

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Martha Beck, a best-selling author and coach, writes eloquently for Oprah.com about the topic of caring for aging parents in a time where we seem to be grappling with this issue with utter disgrace and clumsiness.

Then again, plenty of young gay fans adored the video, and it angered right-wing commentators—the clumsiness of her messaging aside, at least it was a choice to voice her beliefs.

The former Liverpool man's clumsiness was made even funnier by the fact that he slipped three times in the space of just three minutes.

Although Cauchy took his mission very seriously, he did this with great clumsiness, and with surprising lack of authority over the Duke.

As a running gag, parts of the house would often be damaged (mostly by Herman's tantrums or clumsiness), but the damage wouldn't exist later.

Bridgman provided Oppenheimer with a recommendation, which conceded that Oppenheimer's clumsiness in the laboratory made it apparent his forte was not experimental but rather theoretical physics.

In another season five episode " The Boy Who Knew Too Much ", when it was revealed the waiter's injuries were self-inflicted due to his clumsiness and not a result of Freddie Quimby assaulting him, the waiter proclaims "This is an outrage!

Sheer luck or clumsiness usually saves him, as in the first film wherein a farcical car chase around a fountain results in the collision of all the vehicles and the capture of the thieves.

Symptoms may include:Clumsiness, Fatigue, Confusion, Nausea, Blurry Vision, Headaches, and others.

Treatment is aimed at improving poor communication skills, obsessive or repetitive routines, and physical clumsiness.

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Common combinations with clumsiness

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "clumsiness" in a sentence?
An example: "His own worst injuries had been caused by his own clumsiness rather than in bouts of hand-to-hand combat." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "clumsiness" from authentic English texts.
What does "clumsiness" mean?
Clumsiness means: A lack of coordination or elegance; the condition or quality of being clumsy.
What are synonyms of "clumsiness"?
Common synonyms of "clumsiness" include: awkwardness, stiffness, gracelessness, gracefulness, posture, bearing, carriage, unskillfulness. Plus 5 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "clumsiness" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "clumsiness", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.