maladroit in a sentence
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📚 Grade Level: Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Definition
Maladroit: lacking skill or dexterity in handling situations or tasks, often resulting in clumsiness or awkwardness.
Sample Sentences
- His maladroit handling of the situation led to misunderstandings among the team.
- The artist's maladroit brush strokes gave the painting an unintentional charm.
- Despite her intelligence, her maladroit conversations often left people feeling awkward.
- The speaker's maladroit attempts at humor only served to alienate the audience further.
- In a maladroit fashion, he tried to fix the car but only made the problem worse.