stand awkwardly
Frequency: 5.02.5 per million words
to stand in a way that is clumsy or embarrassing
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Examples (10)
- He stood awkwardly in the doorway, not sure what to say.
- She stood awkwardly at the party, clutching her drink and looking for a familiar face.
- The teenagers stood awkwardly in a line, waiting for their names to be called.
- They stood awkwardly in silence after the heated argument.
- The tall man had to stand awkwardly under the low ceiling.
- The new employee stood awkwardly by the photocopier, waiting for instructions.
- We stood awkwardly on the stage during the technical rehearsal.
- He stood awkwardly aside to let the group of tourists pass.
- The two rivals stood awkwardly next to each other for the photo op.
- I stood awkwardly in the rain, hoping someone would open the door.