Sentence examples for awkward phrasing from inspiring English sources

Awkward phrasing.

The novel does contain some awkward phrasing.

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

Durant's story is told with a confidence and passion that fully compensate for the occasional awkward phrasing and confusing chronology.

The voters trip over his awkward phrasing, making the video seem more like a segment on "The Daily Show" than a campaign ad.

Thankfully, this awkward phrasing from the first print edition did not survive to the final versions, but our rough edges were showing.

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

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

A few awkward phrases from schoolchildren seems like a relatively small price to pay.Correction: Colin Nosworthy is a spokesman for the Welsh Language Society, not the Welsh Language Board as we originally said.

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.