Sentence examples for clumsy cops from inspiring English sources

The latest entries in franchises about clumsy cops and talking dogs are among the first 25 films and television series that have qualified for production tax credits offered by the State of California, Variety reported.

A reviewer for Variety called the film "intensely funny" and praised Sellers as Clouseau, saying he was "perfectly suited as a clumsy cop who can hardly move a foot without smashing a vase or open a door without hitting himself on the head".

That "Alex Cross" would present a challenge for any actor is evident from its clumsy opener, a chase sequence with Detroit cops and some disposable bad guy that is so visually nonsensical, so maladroit in its staging and editing (it's a fair guess that the editor didn't have many good choices to work with), that it looks as if the cops were shooting at one another.

Manuel Sanchez (above left) is Mr. Ruiz's clumsy but well-meaning homicide detective, the main figure in an ensemble that includes a job-hunting cop who gives his résumé to witnesses and perps, and another who, in Mr. Ruiz's words, "just wants to go out and beat people up".

The grotesquely clumsy crudeness of his painting technique up close, and without any excuse that he did it quickly to evade the cops, is embarrassing.

Just clumsy.

Clumsy, yes!

Ha! Clumsy.

Clumsy muskrats?

A clumsy silhouette.

Sleepless, I got clumsy.