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Example sentences for "awkwardly"

Lexicographically close words:
awhirl; awin; awing; awiyah; awkward; awkwardness; awkwardnesses; awls; awlus; awmous
  1. You won't be so silly as to ask them to dinner?

  2. Eyeing Justin the man pushed back his hat, then awkwardly extended his hand.

  3. His left arm, stiff and bent at the elbow, swung awkwardly and gave such scant aid that he tightened the knot of the hitching strap by pulling it with his teeth.

  4. The jolly-looking Boer rolled awkwardly off his pony before answering, and, throwing the reins over its head, came to meet them.

  5. Listen, Bessie," he went on awkwardly enough, "I have something to say to you.

  6. I should almost say," he began hurriedly, after he had awkwardly acknowledged their greetings, "that you ought not to come here.

  7. Billings had risen awkwardly as he saw that she was coming toward him, and, quite unaware of how she managed it, he found that she had taken one of his hands in her own.

  8. And Thorold stooped down and kissed her cheek; then a little awkwardly he lifted her on his knee, and scrutinised the childish features.

  9. Then poor Mollie, blushing like a whole garden full of roses in her embarrassment, scrambled awkwardly to her feet.

  10. I defended you, awkwardly enough, as I dared not betray you, and was obliged to submit to all the reproaches heaped on you.

  11. They stood awkwardly near the door, while their leader made a few steps forward.

  12. When the door had closed on Curly, Huntington stood for a moment awkwardly holding the bottles, an expression almost of consternation on his face.

  13. Her left hand bled where she had awkwardly struck it with the hatchet; and there were tears in her eyes, which she tried to conceal from him.

  14. Covered with shame and confusion, she rose awkwardly from her chair, looking about her for some place whereon to deposit that dreadful cake.

  15. But when she looked from her cousin's hair to her cousin, a sudden sense of shyness came over her, and it was awkwardly enough that she advanced.

  16. Then he crawled awkwardly toward one of the big spiles at the side of the structure, where he passed into a profound slumber.

  17. The large man awkwardly followed the servant to the cosey grill-room on the lower floor of the club house.

  18. Instead she hesitated for a moment by the gate and then laughed awkwardly and passed in.

  19. When he stepped across the porch to get her bag Hugh stumbled awkwardly against a chair.

  20. Hugh took off his hat and turned it awkwardly in his hands.

  21. These savages of Scythia were compared (and the picture had some resemblance) to the animals who walk very awkwardly on two legs and to the misshapen figures, the Termini, which were often placed on the bridges of antiquity.

  22. But when this danger had apparently passed they discovered that she had lifted herself from the grassy sward and was flip-flopping awkwardly in the direction of the brook that runs through Cylburn near the road.

  23. In another moment he had scaled the fence and was clambering awkwardly down the rocks.

  24. Honey-dew our English rustics still call it, because, when the aphides are not milked often enough by ants, they discharge it awkwardly of their own accord, and then it falls as a sweet clammy dew upon the grass beneath them.

  25. When the applause elicited by this stroke of genius had ceased, Mr. Chickson (Signor Rodicaso) came rather awkwardly upon the stage.

  26. Dounia, turning warmly and awkwardly to him.

  27. He entered looking as black as night, bowed awkwardly and was at once furious with himself for it.

  28. In some places the pack burros scrambled for a footing or skated awkwardly with tiny hoofs desperately set to check their descent, to be steadied and encouraged by the booming voice, deep as a bell, of the man nearest them.

  29. For one to whom ease and grace come by nature, even the chase of meadow mice is an act of beauty, while another goes awkwardly though in pursuit of a goddess.

  30. I was surprised at the action, but gave it no second thought, nor once imagined that he was making me his protector, till suddenly a large bird dropped rather awkwardly upon the sand, not far before me.

  31. Because, a moment after he had shut the door behind them, opened a window and taken a look at the fire, he came hesitantly and a little awkwardly up to her and took her by the shoulders as if to draw her into an embrace.

  32. Awkwardly Jefferson Worth put out his hand and drawing his daughter closer said in a tone that Barbara had never heard before: "I was wishing that you would want to stay.

  33. Lithicum stood, awkwardly cutting the air with his whip.

  34. There was a decidedly sheepish look in the old man's face, and he swung the halter of the horse awkwardly to and fro.

  35. He put out his hand as though to greet the younger man and then awkwardly drew it back again.

  36. Young men with shining red faces walked awkwardly about with girls on their arms.

  37. I thought I would go for a little walk," replied the son stepping awkwardly out of the room and closing the door.

  38. She was guiding her horse awkwardly where it needed only to be let alone, and he wanted to give her a lesson in riding.

  39. Once past the fancied menace of the new building and the man, the cattle went trotting awkwardly across the level, their calves galloping alongside.


  40. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "awkwardly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.