Sentence examples similar to this proves awkward from inspiring English sources

This blatant idolatry, however, often proves awkward.

But the size differential between Mr. Bennett and the players proves awkward.

Issa Rae's book proves awkward girls have superpowers, too.

The dance proves awkward, especially when Bree falls over and Orson runs over her foot with the wheelchair.

Luckily she is not very good at the whole kidnapping thing and Marigold is quickly recovered, but the situation proves awkward for everyone involved.

Meanwhile, all this could prove awkward for one of cinema's biggest stars: Kidman would be part of a glitzy red-carpet celebration in Cannes that might not include her frequent professional collaborator, Harvey Weinstein, with Weinstein releasing two other Kidman films this year alone.

In the meantime, all of this could prove awkward for one of Hollywood's biggest stars: On one of the most celebrated film nights of the year, Kidman would be part of a glitzy red-carpet celebration in Cannes that might not include her frequent professional collaborator Harvey Weinstein (with Weinstein releasing two other Kidman films this year alone).

But as Ben Casnocha correctly pointed out when I first wrote about it, this method can prove awkward if Person Y is someone you already know or worse yet, someone you have a "delicate relationship" (his words) with.

She does plan to join him on the campaign trail this month, but that could prove awkward, given that the president is pounding Mr. Romney for some of the same practices of which Ms. Pritzker or her family business is accused — housing significant wealth in offshore trusts and treating workers poorly.

That might prove awkward.

That experience in 1996 proved awkward - and costly.