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Six example sentences with maladroit, each labelled with its topic.
The mayor's maladroit apology named the wrong neighborhood twice and left the council members angrier than before.
Politics
My maladroit first attempt at the boss wasted every potion and ended with my healer standing in the fire.
Gaming
A maladroit inbound pass sailed over three teammates into the second row with eleven seconds left on the clock.
Basketball
A maladroit press release announced the layoffs before staff were told, and the company spent a week apologizing.
Business
My maladroit attempt at filleting the fish left more flesh on the bones than on the plate.
Cooking
The pianist's maladroit page turn dropped the score, and the quartet stopped mid-phrase while she gathered it.
Music
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