clown
Example Sentences
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“Joe Davis has become a clown for the Los Angeles Dodgers and we all hear it,” Roberts said, in remarks posted by the Awful Announcing website.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
I will not wait for the circus to move onto its next clown.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
His dad’s words echoed in his head as he entered the prison in Walla Walla, where he was first placed: “Are you going to be a clown fish or a shark?”
From Slate • May 2, 2026
The food fight that explodes in the play’s third movement is conducted with comestibles so rubbery they might be part of a clown show.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Oh, I can be an amusing clown for an afternoon, but after that everyone’s had enough of me to last a month.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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