People look up as the van bumps oafishly over the curb. From Wordnik.com. [Grand Fury] Reference
Frank, oafishly, bent down to the bear, tugging its fur again. From Wordnik.com. [The Hotel New Hampshire]
The enemy forces had swept this area, stupidly and oafishly, and wouldn't be back soon. From Wordnik.com. [Clear and Present Danger]
Photographs of me oafishly sitting on a couch watching TV, staring blankly at walls thinking about how things aren't going my way. From Wordnik.com. [Oh oh what I want to know... Where does the time go?] Reference
Most ads have lumped men into one of two groups — the soft, caring type known as “metrosexuals,” who are comfortable with facial peels and pink shirts, or the stereotypical “retrosexuals,” who remain oafishly addicted to beer and sports. From Wordnik.com. [The Confusing Role of Men | Impact Lab] Reference
Their main duties involved directing traffic and/or telling (frequently inebriated) foreign tourists how to stumble back to their hotels, and the only danger they faced was usually that of being blinded by the flashes of foreign cameras held by oafishly pleasant but drunken gwai. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear and the Dragon]
He leered at her, put an arm about her waist, pulled her to him, and kissed her oafishly. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Nights' Entertainment First Series] Reference
Celebrity Apprentice 2 deilberately excluded situations where Trump misled, and that he treated you oafishly rather than highlight your accomplishments. From Wordnik.com. Reference
They may get a few less HD channels, a bit slower Internet connection, an oafishly designed guide, they will have to pay for On Demand and they can't set their DVR with their cell phones. From Wordnik.com. [Long Island Business News Products] Reference
This is the perfect group for people who want to laugh while they're dancing, despite being too uncoordinated to do either activity individually without tripping over their buffoonish feet and choking on their oafishly hearty guffaws. From Wordnik.com. [Something Awful] Reference
WASHINGTON - As the attempt to pass meaningful health care reform stumbles oafishly toward home plate, having missed a base or two along the way, it's hard not to repeat Casey Stengel's famous lament about the hapless 1962 Mets: "You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?'". From Wordnik.com. [HeraldNet.com Local, Sports, Business and Entertainment News] Reference
'Can you spell it out for me?' he asked oafishly. From Wordnik.com. [Northlight]
There are comparisons to how New York and Chicago do business (better than LA!) and a fairly depressing summary of LA: "He thinks City Hall stands oafishly in the way of economic growth, like some great gray sloth. From Wordnik.com. [Curbed LA] Reference
As the attempt to pass meaningful health care reform stumbles oafishly toward home plate, having missed a base or two along the way, it's hard not to repeat Casey Stengel's famous lament about the hapless 1962 Mets: "You look up and down the bench and you have to say to yourself, 'Can't anybody here play this game?'. From Wordnik.com. [AroundTheCapitol.com] Reference
It was all I could do to oafishly sit and stare. From Wordnik.com. [The Scenestar] Reference
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