| I was a horribly gawky and nervous teenager and speech did not come smoothly out of my mouth. |
| Teenagers are known for their gawky prejudices, which tend to change once they get into the real world. |
| Her estranged grandmother insists on lovingly transforming her from gawky teen into beautiful royalty. |
| By her own admission, she was a gangly, gawky youngster who hated school and struggled to do well academically. |
| Those who didn't know him mistook him for a gawky teenager, though in point of fact he was twenty-nine. |
| The tall, gawky, moon-faced 23-year-old Southerner in corduroy trousers had a lot in common with George. |
