The phrase "awkward act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation or behavior that is uncomfortable or socially clumsy.
Example: "His attempt to dance at the party turned into an awkward act that left everyone feeling uneasy."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable behavior" or "clumsy action".
After an awkward Act I, this was the moment the evening took flight.
'He just wanted to clarify this point and to dissociate himself from the blood of the hostages shed by the government's awkward act.
The net result of this awkward act is that Obama's Presidency appears like a type of infidelity: married to America at large but conducting an affair with black people.
The score, composed by Marty Beller, echoes with the sound of trains as dancers enact familiar scenes from the commuting experience: trying to find a piece of a pole to hang onto, the ripple-in-the-pond effect that occurs at the arrival of a homeless person, and the awkward act of reading a subway map when others are sitting in front of it.
"We're running out of time," Mr. Fasano said, a reference to Republican estimates that it would probably take five days to pass legislation and another seven days for a bill to become law without the politically awkward act of Jeb Bush signing a measure that delivered Florida and the White House to his brother.
The bright promise of the campaign closed down quickly on Palin and her entourage, leaving only the desert stars of the Arizona night to illuminate the final, awkward act of her failed dream and her uncertain political future.
His job means that he frequently encounters stories about people who die alone, and over the years he has found himself compelled to carry out awkward acts of mourning for these strangers.
The manipulation of two independent variables, i.e. embarrassment source (i.e., service provider, others present and consumer) and embarrassment stimuli (violations of privacy, awkward acts, forgetfulness/error, image appropriateness and criticism) are represented by 13 hypothetical scenarios included in a self-report survey.
Yet the pair might make an awkward double act, with each acting as the other's boss: one in the party and the other in government.
As the Maoists strive to cast themselves as law-abiding leaders, word and deed reflect an awkward balancing act.
