clown

Example Sentences

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Noem was the public face of that disapproval, strutting forward with arrogance in the face of public censure, a veritable clown show of ineptitude.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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

The group claimed United are "being dragged through chaos by clown ownership" and are "run like a circus".

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

"I was very insecure when I was younger. I was insecure about my weight and I feel that encouraged me to be a bit of a class clown at school," she says.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026

“To the Incorrigible children, these exotic beasts must have been as strange and comical looking as a person in a clown costume would be to the average child.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood