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Meanings of awkward position in English

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Usage of awkward position in English
1
Yet for the time it places Osborne in a very awkward position.
Wives and Daughters
2
This trend is putting the UMP leadership in an increasingly awkward position.
The Guardian
3
The fact that he was shot puts us in an awkward position.
City of lies
4
The panellists look at the awkward position this puts the pentagon in.
Radio NZ
5
The awkward position he was in made his muscles prone to cramps.
The Naked God
6
You will put me in a deucedly awkward position if you don't.
The magician's nephew
7
A remark which did nothing to improve the awkward position of Sgt.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
8
He remained in an awkward position, rigid, white-faced, staring at the newcomer.
The Abandoned Room
9
This lad here, your son, has put himself in an awkward position.
The Rival Crusoes
10
An exact knowledge of my extremely awkward position now seemed called for.
My Life — Volume 2
11
You were put in an awkward position and I don't blame you.
The Blood Red Dawn
12
You don't put a man into such an awkward position, complained Fyne.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
13
Professor Costi said the government had put the military in an awkward position.
Radio NZ
14
Unemployment rate South Africa is in an awkward position, socially, financially and politically.
The South African
15
The taxi war also places London mayor Boris Johnson in an awkward position.
The Guardian
16
She needed to breathe, to move from her awkward position on the floor.
Secret weapon spouse
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common