Sentences with 'awkward'
Example sentences and phrases with the word awkward and other words derived from it.
• « Similarly, a large region of southwestern France, Aquitaine, was formally owned by the English royal line, with the awkward caveat that while a given English king could be sovereign in England, his lordship of Aquitaine technically made him a vassal of whoever the French king was. »
• « "At first, your conversations may seem awkward and artificial," warns expert Melody Lowman. "But with practice, they will become more nimble. »
• « Confused, Harold tried to be friendly and remarked, "I understand there is reason to congratulate them". There was an awkward silence. Then his wife reminded him that the neighbour had just had an abortion. "Now," Harold observes, "if I feel shocked at the moment and don't know what to do, I count to ten before I open my mouth. »