pantomime
Example Sentences
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The heat has been drawn from the situation since, but the Canadians seem a good fit for the role of pantomime villains.
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026
After the final whistle, the visitors' social media team, leaning into their pantomime villain status, posted a picture of Williams sharing a joke with fellow British and Irish Lion Jamie George.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
"It's behind you!" is ringing around the theatre aisles, so it must be time for pantomime actors to take to the stage in one of Christmas's most important roles – the dame.
From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025
Possibly Mr. Cameron thinks mo-cap acting is a natural successor to 1920s pantomime, but it’s hard not to notice that blockbuster filmmaking has wandered about 26 trillion miles from the humanity of “City Lights.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025
Then the jester seized his own throat and fell to the ground, his limbs twitching in a pantomime of death.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
