Examples of ham-fisted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Given the extraordinary scale of American involvement in the Middle East over the past four and a half decades, why have U.S. policies been so consistently ham-fisted? Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2023 Not even Lacy’s achingly vulnerable performance can keep that element of Troy’s journey from feeling ham-fisted. Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Mar. 2024 For the next three years, the government continued to press its case, in efforts that appeared increasingly ham-fisted as public support for Mr. Lennon and Ms. Ono grew. Adam Nossiter, New York Times, 13 Jan. 2024 Even some of Newsom’s usual allies found this pandering ham-fisted, and more than a little insulting to Feinstein, just short of talking about her in past tense. The Editors, National Review, 5 Oct. 2023 With music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard, the score is riddled with ham-fisted clichés about having no future and feeling misunderstood. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023

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“Ham-fisted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ham-fisted. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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