Recall Maurice, whose clumsiness is a boon in the Hughes house. From Wordnik.com. [Broken For You by Stephanie Kallos: Questions] Reference
Do you think my clumsiness will be the death of me?. From Wordnik.com. [Answerbag: Latest Questions in Question Categories] Reference
Despite all my clumsiness, which is legendary, I have never broken a bone. From Wordnik.com. [jamelah.net] Reference
And clumsiness is her flaw?. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » A Glimpse into the Editor’s Office: Editing Twilight] Reference
There's a kind of clumsiness and vulnerability and incredible grace that Houston captured. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 29, 2003] Reference
To conservatives who cite his verbal "clumsiness", I say have you ever heard of Rep. Michele Bachmann?. From Wordnik.com. [Lynch takes steps to run for Kennedy seat] Reference
So maybe my clumsiness is my charm?. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
There was a look of ungainly clumsiness about him. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Haystack] Reference
Pride, and fear of my own clumsiness were my enemy. From Wordnik.com. [I Wish I'd Learned To Dance] Reference
They were responding to his clumsiness with the needle. From Wordnik.com. [Who Says Stress Is Bad For You?] Reference
All the clumsiness and weight of a man seemed to be gone. From Wordnik.com. [Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California] Reference
I feel silly and inwardly admonish myself for my cultural clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Difference] Reference
His excessive angularity was accentuated by his extraordinary clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Tale of Lal A Fantasy] Reference
'Good-night, and many thanks for taking my clumsiness in such good part.'. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
With what clumsiness the German conqueror plants himself in a conquered country!. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
Could it have been some clumsiness of her own in her convulsive clinging to him?. From Wordnik.com. [Ambrotox and Limping Dick] Reference
He even said they embodied the fearful clumsiness endemic to our whole generation. From Wordnik.com. [Raisins] Reference
'I haven't even that excuse for my clumsiness, said Philip;' for I am living here. '. From Wordnik.com. [Young Mr. Barter's Repentance From "Schwartz" by David Christie Murray] Reference
Many structures of this kind fall of their own superincumbent weight and clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [Ocean Steam Navigation and the Ocean Post] Reference
While opening a gift, Bella, known for her clumsiness, cuts her finger drawing blood. From Wordnik.com. [Twihards Wish Bella Swan a Happy Birthday] Reference
But the sheer horror and clumsiness of the Omagh operation appalled even sympathizers. From Wordnik.com. [Bombing Backlash] Reference
Jeffreys gave him a look, and the Spaniard cursed volubly at his companion's clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea] Reference
They liked me well enough, but used to guy me unmercifully for my simplicity and clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude] Reference
Flemish lace, only the clumsiness of the design or the coarse workmanship differentiating them. From Wordnik.com. [Chats on Old Lace and Needlework] Reference
When I fumbled with my lighter, more out of nerves than clumsiness, she leaned forward with hers. From Wordnik.com. [Throwaways] Reference
Their battle was short, for the fellow's clumsiness made him an easy victim for the slender youth. From Wordnik.com. [Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905] Reference
Once more one has an opportunity of noticing the clumsiness of the penguin when it tries to leave the water. From Wordnik.com. [Little Folks (Septemeber 1884) A Magazine for the Young] Reference
Albany, the inspector, who was an observant man, pushed him roughly aside with an anathema on his clumsiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
The growth of varied and inter-related manufactures cannot rest upon a labor element of clumsiness and stupidity. From Wordnik.com. [The American Missionary — Volume 54, No. 01, January, 1900] Reference
One hardly knows at which to marvel the most -- at the clumsiness of the plan, or at the brutality of the design. From Wordnik.com. [Theism or Atheism The Great Alternative] Reference
However, we were going to annihilate a ruthless foe; and the clumsiness of our accoutrements was of little moment. From Wordnik.com. [A Yacht Voyage to Norway, Denmark, and Sweden 2nd edition] Reference
His fingers were never very good at this sort of thing, and right now they seemed to become clumsiness personified. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart of Arethusa] Reference
Owing to the clumsiness of her wooden fingers, the woman of the south was a poor needlewoman, but was a fine dancer. From Wordnik.com. [A Treasury of Eskimo Tales] Reference
When a baby or toddler falls from a height much greater than a bed, watch for repeated vomiting, clumsiness or dizziness. From Wordnik.com. [The Top 10 Health Worries] Reference
They looked like good dancers, but they seemed to be plagued with clumsiness; they were always crashing into one another. From Wordnik.com. [Supermind] Reference
Tilehurst, she came down heavily upon his toes, and gave, for her clumsiness, an apologetic word that he accepted sulkily. From Wordnik.com. [Love at Paddington] Reference
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