Awkwardly

Examples

• I am afraid I should do it very awkwardly, was his reply, with a look of meaning. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Sir Percival filled another glass from the decanter so awkwardly that he upset it and spilt all the wine over the table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He bowed rather awkwardly, and turning from her with a stranger's embarrassment, he met the doubtful light from the window. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Good-by, _guapa_, he said awkwardly. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• We all looked awkwardly at the tablecloth while this was going on. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• She moved awkwardly as a colt moves, but with that same grace as of a young animal. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• I didn't know anything of this sort was on foot--' Brangwen smiled awkwardly. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• But he turned uncouthly, awkwardly aside, glancing up at her with quick bright eyes, oddly suggestive, like a quick, live rat. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• He had a big, blond, ruddy Flemish face and huge awkward peasant hands and he moved, with the dishes, as powerfully and awkwardly as a draft horse. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• He stood up, then put both hands on top of the boulder and pulled himself up, kneeing-up awkwardly, then getting on his feet. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The blood rushed to his forehead; and, taken aback by the suddenness of her surrender, he caught her two hands awkwardly in his. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
• It was an awkward position; and I dare say I got out of it awkwardly enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Rosedale continued to fumble awkwardly with the tea-pot, and she felt sure that he had heard what had been said of her. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
• After waiting, awkwardly enough, for some moments, Arthur said: 'Perhaps it would be well if Mr Meagles could see her, Miss Wade? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• She is awkwardly circumstanced. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Feeling her sister's resistance, Gudrun drew awkwardly away, turned over the pillow, and disclosed the stockings again. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Editor: Nicolas