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The phrase "awkward face" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a facial expression that conveys discomfort, embarrassment, or unease in a particular situation.
Example: "When he realized he had forgotten her name, he made an awkward face that made everyone in the room chuckle."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable expression" or "embarrassed look".
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Inside the hotel, thoughtful flourishes abound, such as private butler pantries (no awkward face time with food delivery people) and coolers with bags of ice on each floor (no loud humming machines).
There is also an intense life-sized drawing of the American feminist poet Adrienne Rich with her awkward face and two ink-on-paper portrayals of Walter Gutman, the New York stock- market analyst and patron of underground art films that are almost caricatures, showing him as a squat impresario dressed in a tight raincoat holding his homburg, with a lid of lank hair flipped over his balding patch.
Because everything disappears, you don't have to be ashamed of that awkward face or stupid joke forever the way things posted to your real Instagram profile reflect on you forever.
"Because of my awkward face!" he squeaks, pointing with both fingers at his nose.
The "What About Us" singer was accused of making an awkward face during Aguilera's touching tribute to Whitney Houston. .
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