Sentence examples for awkward to admit from inspiring English sources

In decades past, when the idea of a golden age mattered more to political nationalisms as a period to inspire and emulate, campaigners for Scottish independence found it awkward to admit that Scotland had made its biggest impact on the world in the years between 1750 and 1900.

It can be awkward to admit to advisers that you worry that you're unqualified for the job.

The entire night I screamed a request for Al to please, please sing "Another One Rides the Bus" because I love Queen, but also because that song really captures the weird stress that would feel awkward to admit.

I apologize for not nailing that down before posting (and yeah, an awkward thing to admit when I'm giving someone else crap for supposedly getting something wrong).

Physicians felt such phrasing made it less awkward for people to admit having missed doses, because "this means everybody is missing" (SF14).

In an awkward exchange, Farage was forced to admit he knew nothing about the tweet or the individual who tweeted it.

European countries like Germany have in effect restructured their lending to Greece without having to admit this awkward fact to voters by formally forgiving some of it.Even more help will be necessary.

Western diplomats recognise how awkward it is for Iran to admit to such things and would cut it some slack if it deals with everything else.That still remains a pretty big if.

So for a while we make small talk that he probably finds more awkward than his graciousness allows him to admit.

But he and Mrs. Miller are two awkward souls who begin to feel a need -- to admit their loneliness, to fall into an embrace, even couched as commerce.

My journey began as an awkward, lazy and cocky freshman -- and yes, I am willing to admit that, not to shame myself, but to show the changes.