buffoon

Example Sentences

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This is old craft, passed down by far more charismatic heels, but you don’t get to select your generation’s buffoons.

From The Wall Street Journal

James wasn’t the buffoon his critics disdain, but nor was he a durable leader whose reforms would endure.

From The Wall Street Journal

He says he feels like he's the "bumbling buffoon" in the "walled garden that is traditional publishing" and that he's committed a kind of "literary heist".

From BBC

The “buffoon” story comforts those who can’t face the professional competence behind the chaos.

From Salon

Created by a solo developer known only as LocalThunk, card game Balatro - which takes its name from the Latin for jester or buffoon - is one of the year's biggest success stories.

From BBC