barker

Example Sentences

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These dogs aren’t huge barkers, but they might yowl at you, especially if you aren’t getting the leash for a walk quickly enough.

From Los Angeles Times

The fittingly named act takes a side-long view of the daily grind, with frontman Jake Silvas sounding equal parts carnival barker and seer as he mocks hustle culture, corporate ladders and better living through chemistry.

From Salon

But just down the 5 Freeway in Anaheim, the home of Disney, the hottest ticket in baseball this weekend belongs to a stilted pitcher, juggling infielders and a yellow-suited, top hat-wearing carnival barker.

From Los Angeles Times

Instead, this carnival barker has repackaged old hatreds from the past.

From Salon

I mean, literally physically starving a lot of the time, and he learned to be a carnival barker, a stilt walker.

From Salon