Sentence examples for it could be awkward from inspiring English sources

But once Switzerland established itself as a neutral country, its government decided it could be awkward to have Swiss men fighting on multiple sides of Europe's wars, and forbade the practice.

He is said to have text messages from a senior official at the Department for Transport, warning it may be more difficult to cooperate with him if he attacked the decision, and that it could be awkward for him to attend its annual party.

I guess it could be awkward but that hasn't been my experience so far.

We worked together, after all, and it could be awkward on Monday if we didn't set some ground rules.

I didn't want to be rude — it could be awkward if we ran into each other in the elevator.

By those standards, it could be awkward, especially for a Democratic administration, to proclaim that gay people do not qualify for it.

Other reasons mentioned for not testing fertility were anxiety about the results, fear about how the test was carried out, and that it could be embarrassing and awkward to discuss these issues with health care professionals.

While Ridejoy's safety checklist already tells users to take photos of their companions' identification, users complained that it was annoying and could be awkward to do.

Get feedback from your chair--in writing, preferably, but asking for that could be awkward if it's not required.

It does have some potential dynamics that could be awkward.

Though, as Mr. Spiegelman details below, the process could be awkward at times, it couldn't have been all bad.