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awkward moment

collocation in English

meanings of awkwardand moment


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awkward
adjective
uk /ˈɔː.kwəd/ us /ˈɑː.kwɚd/
difficult to use, do, or ...
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moment
noun
uk /ˈməʊ.mənt/ us /ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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Examples of awkward moment


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It really is an awkwardmoment for us.
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The closed fund was transferred at a particularly awkwardmoment and in particularly awkward circumstances.
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When they break down they almost inevitably break down at the most awkwardmoment, and they have then to be repaired.
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I know that it arises at an awkwardmoment for them.
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It would be an awkwardmoment for him.
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As he says all of this, he creates an awkwardmoment for the guests.
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If the sideline reporter is not prepared for an interview, it may make for an awkwardmoment on national television.
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Corrine eventually walks in and there is an awkwardmoment.
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For some, the bonding rituals are awkward moments that need to be negotiated by making excuses and hanging back.
It is an intimate but awkwardmoment.
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Senna caught him at an awkwardmoment, just at the accelerating zone out of turn 3.
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Brian remembers that there was a long, awkwardmoment of silence that caught us looking at our shoelaces.
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It is also said that he had the peculiarity of making very audible comments at awkward moments.
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I could describe a number of awkward moments when there were doubts about people.
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Sometimes these things happen at awkward moments.
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After a few awkward moments, the two share a ride home, hinting at a possible reconciliation.
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Booklist said it is light entertainment, short on characterization but full of myriad awkward moments in romance and will please middle-school girls.
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