clowning around
Example Sentences
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Living up to her designation as “the Internet’s favorite rich auntie,” Ross keeps her Instagram followers well fed with endless glamour and lots of clowning around.
From Salon • Aug. 3, 2025
But by now the scepticism had begun - with Sir Ed facing a string of questions about whether all this clowning around really amounts to serious politics.
From BBC • May 31, 2024
It began, she says, when he saw a photo of her clowning around on a mutual friend’s Instagram feed.
From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022
The Wayans with the most range when it comes to acting and clowning around takes the stage in between whatever massive projects he’s working on to keep his stand-up muscles strong.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022
I wasn’t like, say, Laura, who for all her clowning around could worry for days, weeks even, about some little thing someone said to her.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
