figure of fun
Example Sentences
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No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
Johnson went from figure of fun in 2010-11 to destroyer in 2013-14 thanks largely to terrifying pace.
From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025
Again, like a figure of fun, because you can't really pull yourself up by your bootstraps.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2023
For many, she was a figure of fun.
From Reuters • Sep. 5, 2022
Zeus, trying to hide his love affairs from his wife and invariably shown up, was a capital figure of fun.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
