buffoon

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

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 • Nov. 18, 2024

"John was a comic buffoon, on one side, and tender-hearted and loving, on the other," Pete remarked.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2023

Among the most sharp-tongued figures in the dispute over the last year was LIV CEO Greg Norman, whom many of those loyal to the PGA Tour consider to be an arrogant buffoon.

From Slate • Jul. 11, 2023

Except for the mishap with Tin Man—or whatever the name was going to be—I saw no sign of the buffoon Abigail had described.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman