Sentence examples for awkwardness set from inspiring English sources

But, by the 1980s, the arrival of geeks as we know them had been cemented in iconic style by the coming-of-age film Sixteen Candles (1984), courtesy of a character known as "The Geek" whose brainy awkwardness set the mould for an era.

"Making Chit Chat with a Stranger at a Dinner Party" is five minutes of wonderful awkwardness set in a particular moment in time.

Second, a sense of internal awkwardness may set in if bids are already on the table and the board is at risk of appearing to have lowered its forecast to make it easier to find that the bids on the table are in the best interests of the shareholders and within the range of financial fairness.

As evidence of Iraq's weapons of mass destruction, or of its involvement in September 11th, failed to materialize, it became increasingly clear that the 2003 Iraq invasion was about profit and not about evil, and that's when the awkwardness really set in (Awk and Pshaw).

Demetri Martin spoke to Conan O'Brien last night about his new film "Taking Woodstock," focusing mostly on his awkwardness on set while making out with another man.

Still moments of vivid imagery do not compensate for the overall awkwardness that the set produces in many ways.

As a single, 24-year-old woman, Jenna has to deal with all the usual awkwardness of dating: the weird set-ups, the butterflies, the disappointment.

Fashion designers, by and large, love these types of shoes and, despite the awkwardness of looking like they're setting off for a day of pole dancing when they're really heading to the office, many women love them, too.

So, before visitors show up, avoid such awkwardness by ensuring that chair heights are set to an appropriate level.

But parkrun is set up to cater for British awkwardness.

Mulgrew's set is all about oversharing: the awkwardness of her schooldays, the bizarre details of her deepest fantasies, the (sometimes literal) ins and outs of her marriage.