Sentence examples for awkward phrase from inspiring English sources

Non-Latin jazz, to coin an awkward phrase, is a new development there, as of this month.

Similarly, Bowden extols the virtues of new software used in American-run detention facilities that went "beyond storing detainees" — an awkward phrase that turns people into objects.

It makes for an awkward phrase, but the companies in this niche could be poised for hypergrowth in the era of electronic commerce.

The awkward phrase "South Asian writers" had come to mean an author from India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan or Bangladesh who had left his or her birthplace.

Finally, he clobbers George W. Bush for "the hubris of dominance," an awkward phrase that he defines as "the belief that America could make itself master of every important region on earth".

"An awkward phrase on one day should not negate what this mayor has been doing for the last eight months," William Cunningham, the mayor's director of communications, said yesterday.

Awkward phrasing.

The novel does contain some awkward phrasing.

I spent the first 50 pages of "The Siege" tallying clichés, dangling modifiers and awkward phrases.

Thomson's meandering narrative, with its seemingly unedited dialogue and sometimes awkward phrasing, can be difficult to wade through.

But the awkward phrasing — conjuring up the image of a three-ring binder stuffed with female job seekers — drew immediate attention.