gawkier; gawkiest
Examples of gawky in a Sentence
the stiff, gawky gait of a newborn colt
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That's thanks in large part to Hathaway's winning turn as Mia Thermopolis, a gawky teenager who discovers that her estranged grandmother (Julie Andrews) is actually the queen of a small country.
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
These were held at high schools filled with gawky kids in suits that always fit badly but never in the same way: the tie was too long, the pants or the skirt too small, the jacket was borrowed from an older sibling.
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Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
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Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
At the top of the hill, a bench provides a welcome moment to rest and admire the view: In the foreground, a stand of gawky, yellow goldfields with daisy-like heads.
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Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
These were held at high schools filled with gawky kids in suits that always fit badly but never in the same way: the tie was too long, the pants or the skirt too small, the jacket was borrowed from an older sibling.
—
Eli Durst,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
Somehow, McCarthy’s assurance makes these clichés seem new again, donning them as naturally as O’Connell’s gawky bellboy wearing an old-fashioned red cap.
—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
At the top of the hill, a bench provides a welcome moment to rest and admire the view: In the foreground, a stand of gawky, yellow goldfields with daisy-like heads.
—
Alissa Greenberg,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for gawky
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“Gawky.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gawky. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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gawky
adjective
gawkier; gawkiest
gawkiness
noun
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