clown

Example Sentences

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Two other assistants, called DingDing and Cylo, can also be seen behind the black curtain — their faces hidden in knitted clown masks or shielded by makeup.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"It almost feels like my brain is trying to be the class clown."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

He’d entered the league thrust into the position of savior, a 21-year-old high draft pick from USC trapped in a Meadowlands clown car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Hundreds of fans, some wearing clown masks, gathered to express their frustration with United's decline under the Glazer family and the lack of improvement since co-owner Jim Ratcliffe took charge of football operations.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Usually when our teacher leaves the room, Charlie Price, the class clown, acts up.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez