Sentence examples for notoriously awkward from inspiring English sources

The go-go action wasn't easy for all the singers to accept, especially the notoriously awkward Gaye.

In this two-parter, the multi-talented Ayoade went into everything from the height of pillows to the reaction to his notoriously awkward interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

Are these shows really raising awareness of taboo maladies and emboldening a notoriously awkward British public to see their own GP?

Battersea Power Staton - which is notoriously awkward to get to by public transport - is interested in the project, and with the Olympics are on the horizon, there will be millions more visitors to London exploring the city on public transport.

He did not offer voters promises of glory or elegant speeches (he is in fact a notoriously awkward public speaker); instead, he ran on a record of good governance and constituent service, earned during his tenure first as mayor of Solo, his hometown, then as governor of Jakarta.

Two of the Metropolitan Opera's strongest productions of recent years, Shostakovich's "Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District" and Schoenberg's "Moses und Aron," were staged by Graham Vick, whose reward, if it can be called that, was to be given the task of directing one of the most notoriously awkward operas in the standard repertory, Verdi's "Trovatore," in a new production that opens tonight.

Jimmy O. Yang has made a name for himself on comedy series "Silicon Valley," portraying the awkward and notoriously douche-y, heavily accented app developer Jian-Yang, who's also a Chinese immigrant.

Most handicapped-accessible automobiles are designed for the general public and only later adapted for wheelchairs, resulting in awkward compromises, like the notoriously sluggish wheelchair lifts seen on public buses.

The ill-logic of Italy's excuse was not lost on official circles, coupled with the Italian proposal to leave the Mediterranean piracy question to the Non-Intervention Committee, known to be notoriously ineffective and a handy burial ground for awkward subjects.

The list even includes the notoriously candid Arthur Laurents at his lovely home who, under awkward business circumstances, couldn't have been more welcoming or complimentary for Nick & Nora.

Seven stone, 6ft tall and notoriously difficult to play, the "nude piano" – as someone once called it – is an awkward bedfellow.