Sentence examples for awkward misunderstandings from inspiring English sources

To prevent any awkward misunderstandings, I relied on the failsafe method of maintaining complete and utter silence.

One sure-fire way to please your guy friend while steering well clear of awkward misunderstandings is to give him something that's purely functional — that is, something that's useful to him, but not necessarily very "warm" or intimate.

But it is also possible that there was an awkward misunderstanding, that this was an unintentional slight, or that they had your best interests at heart but royally screwed up.

Thanks to their superior K.G.B. training, they can avoid the awkward cultural misunderstandings that my family endured when we first arrived in the States in 1990.

He mishears this as "rated" and promptly awards her five stars, setting the wheels in motion for a film about awkward erotic ideas, misunderstandings and miscommunication.

One can envision the misunderstandings and awkward situations that this fledgling technology might produce.

Don't Shoot the Messenger is an upcoming YouTube comedy series which centers around the awkward moments and daily misunderstandings of an ASL interpreter living and working in New York City.

The misunderstandings multiply: there's an awkward game of "Confess a weird lie," a bad kiss, a stolen phone, and an angry whispered argument about the technical problem of forwarding e-mails, along with some sudden vomiting.

Although such an occurrence is a case of a misunderstanding, it can be very awkward.

Naming your relationship (dating, seeing each other, boyfriend-girlfriend, engaged) as well as defining exclusivity (limited to one person) can be difficult and awkward questions to ask, but will save you great heartache and misunderstanding down the line.

Cross-cultural conversations can also be awkward, so studying the culture as much as possible will help you reduce opportunities for misunderstanding.