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...venture into the living room produces a similar mixture of the ordinary and the extraordinary, with a depiction of what appears to be a large, awkward penguin standing opposite the TV; the bird in question is in fact a Great Auk, a majestic animal whose significance is grossly underrated by any confusion with a penguin. Its remarkably well-documented path to extinction is a point of great interest for Berry; history reveals that fishermen killed the last pair of Great Auk in 1844 on the island of Eldey off of Iceland. “It really is an icon...

Author: By Benjana Guraziu, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: FM CRIBS presents Andrew Berry | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...target mouths ends up spread across the floor, resulting in the typical sketchy, sticky floor. A large portion of the remaining alcohol ends up on the faces and shirts/dresses of those who try to use the ice luge, and nothing is more embarrassing than becoming the “awkward stain guy.” Is it sweat? Booze? Something worse? Nobody knows...

Author: By Ryan D. Smith, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hate It: Ice Luge | 4/23/2010 | See Source »

...Greek,” opening June 4, Jonah Hill (“Superbad”) plays the awkward, music-loving Aaron Green, an employee of a major recording company. When his boss sends him to meet rebellious, free-wheeling rockstar-turned-junkie Aldous Snow (Russel Brand) Aaron is nowhere near prepared for the wild hijinks that ensue. He has 72 hours to get Snow from his penthouse in London to the Greek Theater in L.A., but Snow is not going quietly...

Author: By Eleanor T. Regan, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Brand and Hill Hit Boston Before 'Greek' | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...that I’m still on the Harvard campus, not on a beach, at a pool, or at USC. Therefore, I don’t wear a bikini: I’ll wear something more conservative, like shorts and a tank top. It’s just plain awkward to be walking through the Yard or coming home to the Quad and see a girl stretched out on a towel, clad in a skimpy bikini...

Author: By Julia M. Spiro | Title: Tanning on Campus: Hate It | 4/15/2010 | See Source »

Class Reports are sent to all alumni in a given class, and the Class Report Office's Web site indicates that 81 percent of the Class of 1975 contributed financially to this year's publication. So this is pretty awkward...

Author: By Luis Urbina, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: HAA Makes Typo, Amends | 4/14/2010 | See Source »

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