428 examples of awkwardly in sentences

"Why, that's all right," Racey told her, awkwardly.

What she has determined to say, she declines to retain unsaid, and so she cries: "And you do thrust your head forward so awkwardly, Nell!" "'We are ladies,'" quotes Nell, "and we can't answer you," and the society young lady finds herself alone with the wise fairy, who is suddenly very busy with her books, and after a moment, she renews her announcement that she is not coming any more.

" He moved towards her awkwardly, but she rose in her turn and drew back.

he said awkwardly.

" Adair shuffled awkwardly.

I pointed out to you in my letter of July 16, that we are awkwardly situated for interfering with the Ameer.

A sword, much out of place, dangled awkwardly by his side, and was the only badge of his profession about him, except a black leathern cap; otherwise, he was habited as a private citizen.

For a long time, at the ungraceful age between twelve and eighteen, she had looked awkwardly tall, climbing trees like a boy.

For one to whom ease and grace come by nature, even the chase of meadow mice is an act of beauty, while another goes awkwardly though in pursuit of a goddess.

I was surprised at the action, but gave it no second thought, nor once imagined that he was making me his protector, till suddenly a large bird dropped rather awkwardly upon the sand, not far before me.

"I was afraid you would lose your breath," explained the skipper, awkwardly.

I said, and picked up my bayonet; and he came, carrying his gun awkwardly.

But Blake's are the flower of the set, you will, I am sure, agree, tho' some of Montgomery's at the end are pretty; but the Dream awkwardly paraphras'd from B. With the exception of an Epilogue for a Private Theatrical, I have written nothing now for near 6 months.

"The Dream awkwardly paraphras'd from B."

It was not long before he met the raccoon awkwardly carrying a birch rogan that he had stolen from a couple of blind men.

"And you think I stopped you to find out?" "I don't," said Kit, rather awkwardly.

"I don't trust Hayes," Kit said awkwardly.

Well, Peter told me to remind you that you and he are old friends, and if a hundred pounds would be some help" "It would be a big help," said Railton, and Kit turned to the shepherd when Mrs. Railton awkwardly began to thank him.

The unknown animal, which the reader, however, will not be slow in recognizing to be the water-dog of Il Maledetto, received these unusual visitations with some surprise, and rather awkwardly; for, in his proper sphere, Nettuno had been quite as much accustomed to meet with demonstrations of friendship from the race he so faithfully served, as any of the far-famed and petted mastiffs of the convent.

There I was overcome by shyness, and although I saw lights in the form-rooms and heard the voices of boys, I stood awkwardly in the playground, not knowing where I ought to go.

Three or four decently clad women in black came forward into the vaulted passage, and smiled and nodded awkwardly.

The store at Roaring Water Portage was awkwardly placed for business.

Then "the Books" were brought in by the stately beadle, and last of all "the Doctor" came hurriedly in, scrambled awkwardly up the pulpit stair, and covered his face with his black gloved hands.

Art is high or low: high, if it be the profoundest life of an earnest man, uttering itself in the real, even though it be awkwardly, and in violation of all accepted methods of expression; low, if it be not such utterance, even though consummate in obedience to the finest rules of all Art-science.

It is true, he went awkwardly in these clothes at first; wearing the drawers was very awkward to him; and the sleeves of the waistcoat galled his shoulders, and the inside of his arms; but a little easing them where he complained they hurt him, and using himself to them, he took to them at length very well.

428 examples of  awkwardly  in sentences