klutz

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\ ˈkləts

Definition of klutz

: a clumsy person

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Examples of klutz in a Sentence

I'm a complete klutz on the dance floor. how can she be such a klutz after studying ballet for so many years?

Recent Examples on the Web Serious klutzes might consider an OtterBox Defender Series (from $50; otterbox.com) for ultra-rugged protection. — Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2019 But none of these addresses the underlying problem; namely, that cell-phone owners are human beings, and are therefore klutzes. — Jody Rosen, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2019 While your industrial klutz watches safely from afar. — Paul Gattis | Pgattis@al.com, al, 9 Oct. 2019 Ben Michael is endearing as Henri Baurel, the rich young man who despite being something of a klutz, dreams of being a nightclub performer. — Theodore P. Mahne, NOLA.com, 31 Jan. 2018 Kathryn Hahn, playing Chris Kraus, makes a winning klutz. — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 20 May 2017 Graceful strolling guaranteed, even for the chronic klutzes. — Laura Grace Weldon, WIRED, 24 Oct. 2011 See More

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