awkward question

Frequency: 6.58.2 per million words

A question that is difficult or embarrassing to answer.

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Examples (10)

  • The journalist asked an awkward question about his past.
  • He managed to evade the awkward question with a clever response.
  • Asking such an awkward question made everyone uncomfortable.
  • She was prepared for any awkward question the committee might ask.
  • It was an awkward question, and he hesitated before answering.
  • Nobody wanted to pose the awkward question to the boss.
  • His directness often led him to ask an awkward question inadvertently.
  • The silence after the awkward question was palpable.
  • They tried to anticipate every awkward question during the press conference.
  • Responding to an awkward question requires a lot of tact.