The phrase "awkward ones" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to people or situations that are uncomfortable or difficult to navigate, often in a social context.
Example: "In a room full of strangers, I always find myself gravitating towards the awkward ones, as they often need a friend."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable individuals" or "clumsy ones".
"There's just a couple of awkward ones on the spinning fingers.
The other day I signed off saying, "Speak soon, Kay Kendall (I'm feeling rather chic today)." We're both chatterboxes, which is always good, as there are no pauses, let alone awkward ones, as one of us is always ready with the next anecdote.
When the letter arrived, I thought briefly about it then dumped it in the cluttered tray of awkward ones where it lay unanswered on my desk for weeks.
And it would also make sense that adolescents, who have more time on their hands (especially, ahem, the somewhat awkward ones) and more empty headspace waiting to be filled, would be more likely to gravitate toward the sprawl of mediocre fantasy than adults … which then, in turn, ratifies the perception that the genre is just for teenage Dungeons and Dragons dorks, and not for grown-up readers.
Of course publication will have political consequences, even awkward ones.
Yet Mills and other pool photographers published the awkward ones.
If other broadcasters manage with one morning presenter, is that awkward one on the Today programme really necessary?
What might have once been a bad inning turned into just an awkward one — not nearly enough to shake the Yankees on their way to a 5-3 victory.
But their role in the current renaissance is an awkward one, as I discovered early this spring when I sat in on the nation's first certificate program for aspiring psychedelic guides.
Dunham courageously -- and often nakedly -- plays the role of the most awkward one among her close friends, almost exaggerating her physical flaws on camera to make her point.
(As Amy Davidson laments, the schools will then be closed on Thursday and Friday for Rosh Hashana, making it an awkward one-day week).
