class clown

Example Sentences

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"It almost feels like my brain is trying to be the class clown."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

This was a master class in dressing down the class clown.

From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026

Instead, "it’s humor of the 'Stop hitting yourself' variety, the work of a bully masquerading as a class clown."

From Salon • Sep. 5, 2024

When you tell the class clown growing up ‘hey, don’t do that!’ guess what that kids gonna do?

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2024

I sensed her weakness and spent most of class coming up with creative ways to burnish my status as class clown.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore