clownishness

Example Sentences

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His efforts to be a terrifying figure are routinely undercut by his clownishness.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2025

The problem with evil clowns is that it’s the clownishness, not the evil, they soon shed.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2022

And in an instant, every drop of clownishness drained from his face, and he answered … ”My life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2021

Goals at the other end have declined, too, by about a third, but that’s a small price to pay if it lessens the embarrassing clownishness at the back.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2020

He afterwards rambled to Rome to seek a livelihood; but from his clownishness and ignorance of the language, he failed to obtain permanent employment.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various