Sentence examples for awkward habits from inspiring English sources

The phrase "awkward habits" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe behaviors or tendencies that are uncomfortable or socially inappropriate.
Example: "He has some awkward habits, like talking too loudly in quiet places."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable behaviors" or "socially clumsy tendencies".

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The tourist industry, and Maldives itself, are almost entirely dependent on coral, a small marine animal of awkward habits.

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And movies have an awkward habit of hanging around to be compared with.

The ­trouble was, it had an awkward habit of ­disappearing completely from time to time.

It is just their awkward habit of conceding late, decisive goals that has undone the Swans this season.

This is useful because for all the effort unions throw at raising the minimum wage, laws for better pay have an awkward habit of undermining union clout.

The current situation is nothing short of an internal brain drain: the north of England has some of the best universities in the world, yet their graduates have an awkward habit of fleeing the region after graduation.

It's probably a wise decision, since writers have this awkward habit of pointing out things like lapses in story continuity, character incongruities, and flat out idiocies.

This is a bad old tendency, one among many features that led to this great ballet troupe's becoming notorious as the world's least musical company when it was known as the Kirov; even now it retains a number of awkward musical habits.

With his awkward manner and solitary habits, he comes across as more stunted than damaged, soft rather than hurt.

It was the big things that threatened him, though: the loss of routine and the awkward jettison of bad habits and old pals, the boredom, the claustrophobia.

But it regrets briefly becoming the worldwide leader in unnecessary, awkward reports on the showering habits of Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL.

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