: a clumsy person
Examples of klutz in a Sentence
I'm a complete klutz on the dance floor.
how can she be such a klutz after studying ballet for so many years?
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On-the-go photographers, field workers, and hopeless klutzes will want to give this tough drive a strong second look.
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John Burek, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
In the beginning, Black’s Po was a klutz who trained himself to earn the title of Dragon Warrior, a name given to his region’s greatest martial artist.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
And yet, this political klutz is paving the way for Schiff to win the seat vacated by legendary Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death last year.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
Someone who had a tendency to fall might win the award for biggest klutz.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
The other guy’s a klutz.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
On a popular sketch-comedy show, Ben-Gvir is presented as an amiable klutz.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Phillipa Soo’s Cinderella is a gentle-souled, indecisive dreamer — and a pratfalling klutz with a sharp but guileless sense of humor.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 July 2022
Serious klutzes might consider an OtterBox Defender Series (from $50; otterbox.com) for ultra-rugged protection.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2019
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John Burek, PCMAG, 10 July 2024
In the beginning, Black’s Po was a klutz who trained himself to earn the title of Dragon Warrior, a name given to his region’s greatest martial artist.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
And yet, this political klutz is paving the way for Schiff to win the seat vacated by legendary Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death last year.
—Jim Newton, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2024
Someone who had a tendency to fall might win the award for biggest klutz.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Oct. 2023
The other guy’s a klutz.
—Pamela Weintraub, Discover Magazine, 30 May 2012
On a popular sketch-comedy show, Ben-Gvir is presented as an amiable klutz.
—Ruth Margalit, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2023
Phillipa Soo’s Cinderella is a gentle-souled, indecisive dreamer — and a pratfalling klutz with a sharp but guileless sense of humor.
—Naveen Kumar, Variety, 10 July 2022
Serious klutzes might consider an OtterBox Defender Series (from $50; otterbox.com) for ultra-rugged protection.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2019
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“Klutz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/klutz. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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