Sentence examples for avoid the awkwardness of from inspiring English sources

Others skipped church a few Sundays a month to avoid the awkwardness of having nothing to give.

Grimsley, who had guests and was given the chance to avoid the awkwardness of a full-scale search, agreed.

Arsenal will avoid the awkwardness of a qualification match during a truncated tournament summer as long as they avoid defeat when they host Aston Villa next Sunday.

"People might revert to baking pies or making cookies" to avoid the awkwardness of spending money on someone who cannot reciprocate.

A major reason, they said, is that they want to avoid the awkwardness of inviting Representative Rick A. Lazio, an influential advocate for the bill, who is running against Hillary Rodham Clinton in the New York race for the Senate.

My snobbery about separating church from state, so to speak, worsened - to the point where I've skipped book parties and signings because I'd rather avoid the awkwardness of not having a book to present for a signature.

First, it avoids the awkwardness of a reporter's having to pay for an expensive meal.

The president, by announcing his own endorsement on Wednesday in an interview on ABC, avoided the awkwardness of coming here seemingly at odds with Mr. Biden on the issue.

The sharp upturn in Michael O'Leary's fortunes at Ireland's biggest Christmas meeting continued here on Thursday, when Ryanair's chief executive avoided the awkwardness of presenting the prize in the feature event – the Ryanair Hurdle, no less – to Willie Mullins, the trainer he ditched in a dispute over training fees three months ago.

Avoiding the awkwardness of a first party is easier with a pal (or a sex partner) by your side.

"Devil Pray" opens with string sounds reminiscent of Madonna's American Life singer-songwriter phase, but avoids the awkwardness of a pop star channeling her inner Liz Phair when a beat kicks in as Madonna sings, "We can do drugs and we can smoke weed and we can drink whiskey".