The editorial noted that Obama’s response may have been inartful.

So if I am tactless, or inartful, please forgive me.

Inartful criticism by Republicans risks offending voters they'd like to win.

And an inartful response to a sexual harassment scandal, triply.

Visitors may also have left with a sense that the world cared, no matter how clumsy or inartful the expression.

Her advisers pinpoint that inartful two-minute answer as the moment when the race turned.

When told about the inartful question in Sunday’s media session, Hinson’s eyes welled up.

Bruning said his comment might have been "inartful" but that he was trying to make a point about spending cuts being necessary.

Everybody can be inartful in their language.

Mr. Dinkins said it was "at least inartful" and should not have been written that way.

"This chairman has said he's made inartful comments and made some mistakes.

Romney offered an explanation, albeit an inartful one that made him seem like a political opportunist.

But despite Schweitzer’s overly blunt and inartful phrasing, it’s worth looking at the broader point he was trying to make.

Since then, Romney has said that the remarks were inartful but that he stands by their substance.

The campaign later disavowed the statement, characterizing it as an "inartful" communication of his views.

Late yesterday, the candidate said the sentiment was expressed in an "inartful" way but that he stands by his overall philosophy of smaller government.

Liu apologized numerous times for the comments, calling them "inartful," but Republicans balked.

As Obama noted in a rather inartful way on Friday, the economic recession has hit government employees harder than the private sector.

Are you sure that Mr. Clinton's statements were so inartful as to be outright lies?

Yes, you sometimes make inartful comments.

Look up inartful in the dictionary.

Now, at last, thanks to Senator Barack Obama, inartful may get the recognition it deserves.

Inartful because he has no artifice.

He can also be charmingly inartful.

Three weeks ago, you’re standing by what you said, even if it was inartful; now you’re saying it was completely wrong.