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Discover LudwigThe phrase "awkward phase" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a period in someone's life or development that is characterized by discomfort or social clumsiness.
Example: "During his teenage years, he went through an awkward phase where he struggled to fit in with his peers."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable stage" or "clumsy period".
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Thankfully that awkward phase only lasts about 10 years.
This is an awkward phase in a long campaign.
Clamshell dual-screen phones are in an awkward phase, too.
Europe is in an awkward phase, its integration on hold.
But right now it is in an awkward phase.
"This is an awkward phase in a long campaign," writes Katharine Q. Seelye of The Times.
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After a bit of an awkward phase-in, he learned to click with Amar'e Stoudemire, then the Knicks' go-to scorer, and benefited from then-coach Mike D'Antoni's up-tempo system.
And for the most part, they are merely girls — some as young as 19, still in their awkward phases.
You've chosen a favorite musician, probably in your teen years, and the relationship grows through awkward phases — nautical dress, orchestral arrangements, dodgy collections of poems.
That's all the drink is (the water coming in the ice), but as many historians have illuminated, it has gone through many awkward phases over the years.
This is a shame, as his stellar career did see two awkward phases, neither of which he is keen to talk about.
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