I ignored the awkward phrasing that made it sound as if I were a conquest he'd made at a singles bar.

At least, I hoped it was only awkward phrasing.

Pattie recognized the awkward phrasing of a term the universal translator couldn't render exactly.

Mona Charen writes in the National Review that "awkward phrasing is found throughout this slapdash work.

Sara translated Tyug's awkward phrasing.

Riker scowled at the awkward and downright cryptic phrasing of the Calamarain's message.

But there is little he can do with such awkward - and more common - phrasings as, "I had my soon-dashed hopes."

However, in doing so, they encounter problems only resolvable by awkward phrasings or a significant drop in formality.

"Part of the issue might be awkward phrasing," Dr. Peterson said.

Durant's story is told with a confidence and passion that fully compensate for the occasional awkward phrasing and confusing chronology.