Sentence examples for clumsy with from inspiring English sources

The phrase 'clumsy with' is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to describe someone's lack of skill or coordination in doing something. For example, "The little girl was clumsy with her new skates, often tripping over her own feet."

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He is "lumpish, clumsy", with "immense hands".

Technique ranges from virtuoso to clumsy (with some interesting overlaps).

Third, it makes him seem clumsy with money.

As it transpires, Zelmerlöw is believed to have been merely a bit clumsy with his comments.

This show was just plain clumsy, with a gimmicky Oriental romance and hard jewel tones.

He's almost uniquely clumsy with quips that draw inadvertent attention to his affluence.

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It is a quintessential Bush family moment: an establishment premise streaked with clumsy absurdity, with the participants mysteriously pleased about how it all looks — convinced that their fine qualities have saved them.

It is a quintessential Bush family moment: an establishment premise streaked with clumsy absurdity, with the participants mysteriously pleased about how it all looks convinced that their fine qualities have saved them.

This passivity, combined with Hazanavicius's clumsy way with English dialogue, means that the film is ultimately more numbing than involving: it feels less like a drama about specific individuals than a finger-wagging lecture about a tragic political situation.

From there, you've got the random middle class family lead by Charlize Theron tasked with helping the black clumsy hero with his public image.

She was impatient with clumsy researchers and with tourists eager for a glimpse of the gorillas.

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