Sentence examples for awkward name from inspiring English sources

Don't be put off by the awkward name.

The system had an awkward name — clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats — but a memorable acronym.

This particular comet has the awkward name C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring).

Granted, the Fuhgeddaboudits is an awkward name for a ball club.

"That awkward name may very well be the worst thing about the statute," he said in a speech in 2004.

A new Mercedes-Benz concept vehicle which goes by the awkward name Vision Van has landing areas on its roof for drones.

(Among the things Mr. Kerrey was criticized for were those awkward names, part of a branding effort in 2005 that aimed to improve cohesion. Indeed, Dr. Van Zandt said that when he was contacted about the job, he did not know Parsons was part of the New School).

But honestly, it's much harder than you think to find a phone with a well-suited, nice-sounding, non-awkward name.

Heroin's "non-habit forming" properties saw it become a popular cure for respiratory ailments, while Bayer's deliberately awkward generic name for Aspirin (monoacetic acid ester of salicylic acid) saw the brand name slip into common parlance.

Awkward, thy name is Clint Eastwood.

The pill Mr. Smith takes, known by the awkward code name BAY 43-9006, could reach the market in one to three years.