Sentence examples for making awkward from inspiring English sources

The war on terror is making awkward bedfellows, as war always does.

In recent weeks he has been making awkward attempts to reposition himself on key social issues.

Certainly beats making awkward small talk over an overly acidic white wine and a shared packet of peanuts.

But the effort, although concerted, is not consistent: the American and European reforms differ, making awkward transactions spanning the two jurisdictions.

We were assigned to a dining table with another family of four, and my main memory of our meals is of the adults making awkward conversation while the children chewed sullenly.

The TV cameras were in attendance and the newly elected ministers, caught on film making awkward small-talk moments before the prime minister's entrance, were careful to avoid any ostentatious self-congratulation.

The iMac makes awkward work of it.

The women made awkward calls to relatives and friends.

"Before Tomorrow" makes awkward narrative leaps, and leaves much unexplained.

Then they crash to the floor and have to make awkward phone calls in the morning.

As they waited in the lobby of a bank, they made awkward small talk.