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The phrase "awkward shape" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an object or form that is not smooth, regular, or easy to handle.
Example: "The sculpture had an awkward shape that made it difficult to display in the gallery."
Alternatives: "unusual form" or "clumsy outline.".
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Her burqa was an awkward shape; she was on the telephone.
Within this awkward shape, the episodes are composed with masterly skill.
Apparently, the Big Green Egg is an awkward shape, and lots of people want a custom table to hold it.
Its awkward shape reminded Mr. Louie of those oddly configured electoral districts drawn to accommodate a particular political constituency.
It had sat empty for years because of its awkward shape — a rhomboid — and the proximity of the buildings on the adjoining lots.
In "The Widower's Tale," the death of Percy's wife, Poppy, while her daughters were teenagers, in an accident for which he secretly blames himself, is the past trauma that has bent his family into an awkward shape.
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Shipwrecked after clinging to an invisible mast, they tumble into awkward shapes.
It was built around 33 West 63rd Street, causing some of the apartments to have awkward shapes.
It is tempting to view Burton and Bonham Carter as a pair of awkward shapes that somehow fit together; the outlandish kooks who spooked respectable society.
Both Oldham and Callahan established their reputations more than a decade ago as bleak, lo-fi minimalists spinning folk music into awkward shapes.
In my review I pointed out other ways in which Beinart, who is a bit too fond of schematic frameworks, has to twist history into awkward shapes to make the whole century fit into the theory of hubris.
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