Examples of clunky in a Sentence

I drive a clunky old station wagon. His act was full of clunky one-liners.

Recent Examples on the Web And even then, for the moment, the functionality is too clunky to use regularly. — Jordan Mcmahon, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 The on-screen movements are too intricate, the controllers are too clunky, phone batteries aren’t strong enough to withstand extensive use, and a simple phone call could boot you from a game. — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 5 July 2022 But what if the offense still looks clunky at the end of the month? — Karen Guregian, Hartford Courant, 8 Aug. 2022 Yet, making system updates was clunky, and the company sought a better overall experience for employees and clientele. — Joyce Mullen, Forbes, 19 July 2022 There were about a hundred people in the audience, most of them listening to Wax through live translation on clunky plastic headsets. — Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022 The writing will not only appear clunky and unnatural but can also make the site appear less valuable to search engines. — Peter Boyd, Forbes, 27 June 2022 People aren’t expected to spend entire workdays wearing clunky headsets for virtual meetings. — Sarah E. Needleman, WSJ, 7 Feb. 2022 This method is a little clunky and less reliable than streaming from a dedicated app. — Reece Rogers, Wired, 9 Jan. 2022 See More

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