Sentence examples for awkward set of from inspiring English sources

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The phrase "awkward set of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a collection or group of items, situations, or feelings that are uncomfortable or difficult to navigate.
Example: "She found herself in an awkward set of circumstances when she accidentally revealed a secret."
Alternatives: "uncomfortable collection of" or "clumsy group of".

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"It's an awkward set of circumstances," he said.

It's not so much that Trump has somehow hoodwinked or bullied the true-believing American right into an awkward set of ill-fitting cultural and political postures.

All this raises an awkward set of questions.

I had decided I wanted to go grad school in my first year at Google, but it was fun enough that I delayed going *twice* (that was a really awkward set of deferrals).

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Demonstrating his drawing power, hundreds of supporters turned out in the unlikely and awkward setting of an aircraft hanger.

Too much wine leads to sex, and sex leads to an awkward setting of boundaries that Alex and Helen must negotiate while evading their snoopy, childish co-workers.

Her clients, who arrive steadily and often, attribute their loyalty to the casual atmosphere that Ms. Vigliotti, 39, has created around the otherwise awkward setting of ripping and plucking.

Who knows what would have happened at that point?" Four sets between two old gunslingers in the awkward setting of a quarterfinal made the match all the more desperate.

It seems that just about any piece of mathematics can be carried out in set theory, even though it is sometimes an awkward setting for doing so.

But execution also counts, and in this the ensemble, conducted by Steven Sloane, fell short, right down to the awkward set changes and handling of multimedia components.

"Awkward" sets itself apart by making fun of "Secret Life" in its first few seconds.

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