Sentence examples for encounter awkward from inspiring English sources

I encounter awkward moments at the checkout stand.

Nixon, who apparently found the encounter awkward, expressed a belief that Presley could send a positive message to young people and that it was therefore important he "retain his credibility".

If you're encountering awkward pauses, think of things to talk about ahead of time.

There is a breakup, a brief encounter, an awkward rejection.

When the two meet years later, the encounter is awkward, and what is lost is all too apparent.

The encounter was awkward and a bit sad; at one point, he hobbled mutely around the room, as if to show how able-bodied he still was.

He and Bellow shared a drink at the Pont Royal in Paris, but both men were shy and the encounter was awkward.With success came a stern commitment to writing that contributed to Mr Bellow's four divorces.

Their encounter is awkward and a little pathetic but also courteous and sweet, and Mr. Kiarostami plays with our implicit assumptions about what kind of a story this might be.

He's interviewed them several times as his alter ego "Brick Stone", and he's not afraid to make each encounter more awkward than the last.

This way, the person you've been IMing with will have only fun, positive memories of the encounter — not awkward memories of struggling to find something to say as the conversation goes on and on.

For her, ordinary encounters are awkward enough without people falling over sofas or smacking their foreheads.