Sentence examples for the awkward task from inspiring English sources

"Sing 'Motel Blues'?" Loudon confirms, as the awkward task of tuning his guitar is completed.

Sandusky's lawyer, Joe Amendola, has had the awkward task of having to cross-examine the witnesses, some of whom were still wiping tears from their eyes.

That left the reporters the awkward task of calling sources who thought we had already gone out of business -- which we mostly had.

As guests arrive, I find myself with the awkward task of welcoming them, taking coats, getting drinks and thanking givers for their truly appreciated gifts, while simultaneously clearing those gifts and personal items out of my way.

Martin's Minotaur, $24.95) by conflating the plots of a police procedural and an international thriller and giving her series sleuths the awkward task of functioning in two different worlds at the same time.

Before the 22-year-old Ferrero advanced to the final, Albert Costa had the awkward task of defeating Alex Corretja, who will be the best man at his wedding next Friday, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.

But for a lunging block by Coleman, who looked a far more mature and secure performer than the nervous figure given the dreadfully awkward task of shackling Benfica's Angel Di María in Lisbon, Gustavo Manduca would have equalised for Athens with 20 minutes remaining.

Megyn Kelly had the unexpectedly awkward task of being the first to tell a candidate for a Senate seat in South Dakota that she'd lost her race.

Others, including Pharan Mot as Kaley, are just as luminous, even when charged with the sometimes awkward task of carrying pieces of the crocodile while etching the refined positions of Cambodian dance.

So the Spanish Cycling Federation is faced with the challenging and awkward task of having to decide whether Contador, its biggest star, should be sanctioned after testing positive for a banned substance.

He said he sympathised with the prime minister's "awkward task" of trying to negotiate a Brexit deal, which he said could involve nightmarish complexities.