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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awkward answer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a response that is uncomfortable, clumsy, or lacking in smoothness during a conversation or discussion.
Example: "When asked about his past mistakes, he gave an awkward answer that left everyone in the room feeling uneasy."
Alternatives: "clumsy response" or "uncomfortable reply".
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The awkward answer might be: holding the bawling baby.
And Mr. Romney gave a somewhat awkward answer on immigration, an issue that is highly pertinent in Florida, at the debate Monday night.
"Penis" has been an awkward answer on more than one occasion, including references to small penises and big penises alike.
It was an awkward answer, but she made it sound almost poetic: "He wasn't the typical family pet, yet he did have his own little world.
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A few gave awkward answers.
Often they probably had awkward answers, too.
Romney's awkward answers about his money are invariably more damaging than the question would have suggested.
Excerpts featured questions – and awkward answers – about the difference between their campaigning styles as well as their policy positions.
This is nonetheless essentially the approach adopted by Mr. Ashley, with numbers (choreographed by Karma Camp) that bring to mind awkward answers to the peppier sequences from "Singin' in the Rain".
And I know it's quite unusual: the week before last I lost my swimsuit and I did feel a bit awkward answering the receptionist's question - one piece or two pieces?
Or he could have, in his canny showman way, realized that he could make the entire pre-Iowa debate about him without having to risk giving any awkward answers on troublesome topics.
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