How to Use unwieldy in a Sentence

unwieldy

adjective
  • The system is outdated and unwieldy.
  • The pear shapes are unwieldy, all their weight pressed to the sides.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 9 May 2017
  • Fire & Blood is an unwieldy book to adapt.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 15 Jan. 2026
  • To maintain your planter, trim the plants if the shapes get unwieldy.
    — Iris Van Rynbach, courant.com, 17 Sep. 2017
  • The joint bid, of course, was somewhat unwieldy.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025
  • This is a largely unwieldy truck and the roadway is not the best.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
  • Overgrown leaves or unwieldy plants.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2025
  • His forlorn face and unwieldy limbs clearly struck a chord with cat lovers.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 28 Aug. 2019
  • This will give it better balance and make the saw feel less heavy and unwieldy.
    — Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Much more than that, and the platform becomes heavy and unwieldy.
    — Chris Mudgett, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2020
  • Most of these kids’ camp chairs are too unwieldy and are prone to collapsing.
    — Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Such overwhelming events can be unwieldy and messy, of course.
    — Kansas City Star, 13 June 2026
  • While made up of beloved actors, the cast is far too big and unwieldy for the story.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2024
  • For large, unwieldy laundry, wash it on the bulky setting.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 June 2026
  • Too big can create an unwieldy eyesore.
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The unwieldy best-of-three format, on the other hand, fits like a square peg in a round hole.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2024
  • And setting up a new one could be even more difficult and unwieldy.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • In the middle of a frantic firefight, this is way too unwieldy.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2021
  • But the dual role of dean and vice president proved unwieldy.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2018
  • Spring knocks us forward and sends us into the future, unwieldy in our stature.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2023
  • And roughly two-thirds in, the movie begins to feel a bit cluttered and unwieldy.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 9 Dec. 2022
  • It can also be used on stairs, where the Lupe Pure’s was too unwieldy.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 23 June 2021
  • Upon release, the game was just unwieldy enough to be compelling.
    — Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2021
  • Why else would anyone battle a quahog, the most unwieldy of clams, too big and chewy for the raw bar?
    — Korsha Wilson, WSJ, 18 Feb. 2021
  • From the outside, the arrangement would seem unwieldy, at best.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 21 July 2025
  • Kennedy points out that these knowledge structures can become unwieldy.
    — Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • But as evening hours set in, the upbeat tone stood at odds with the unwieldy scene at the Capitol.
    — Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
  • The value of a single, unwieldy enterprise may be greater than the sum of its parts.
    — Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Instead, opt for this solid body oil that has all of the perks without the unwieldy liquid.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The load is so unwieldy that even a slight change in direction sends Sam stumbling.
    — Adrian Chen, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020

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