Sentence examples for awkward veterans from inspiring English sources

Still, Mr Jacob concedes, the goal of those term limits was to shift power towards citizens, not towards governors and bureaucrats.And awkward veterans like Mr Chambers also serve a purpose in standing up to the majority.

Pam Ayres, The Necessary Aptitude v Sue Johnston, Things I Couldn't Tell My Mother The draw results in a somewhat awkward contest between veteran poet and alleged British institution Ayres and Brookside, Waking the Dead and Royle Family star Johnston.

And when Krakauer paused at the end of his tale, there would be an awkward moment as the veterans looked at him expectantly.

Veteran of several awkward interviews, the outspoken New Yorker swore live on air thinking the producers would bleep the words out.

"There are some veterans that are socially awkward and this helps," he says.

Veterans Day can be surprisingly awkward for troops.

"These things are obviously awkward but today was all about football," said veteran midfielder David Pizarro, who came on as a substitute for his first Copa América appearance for 16 years.

And returning veterans like Wally are rewarded for their service with awkward workplace celebrations, during which they are smothered with kisses then expected to say something profound about their experience.

But, many veterans have shared that they feel what I feel: awkward, weird, half embarrassed, a bit resentful, but also proud.

Joshua was still landing with ramrod jabs in the second and stiffened his veteran rival with a juddering left hook, but the awkward Cammarelle was landing with shots of his own and took the round 7-5.

Luckily the veteran performer was able to literally shake off the awkward situation.