Example Sentences
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As the stock market alternatively displays the grace of a boxer and the oafishness of a drunkard, investors are once more confronting that which they fear most: volatility.
From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026
Where oafishness is the defining characteristic of a Son, then, wrongheadedness is the central feature of a Nephew.
From The Verge • Aug. 14, 2018
To make matters even worse, for all the talk of his oafishness, Lochte should have known better.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2016
Amid scenes of egotism and oafishness, the last qualities a footballer loses, there are variable attempts at cuisine and amusing ribaldry around the table.
From The Guardian • Jun. 10, 2010
All the oafishness and surly awkwardness of the half-boy period was gone.
From The Pearl of Orr's Island A Story of the Coast of Maine by Stowe, Harriet Beecher
