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

Yeah, but I’m saying, though, it still took them to come see a professional clown to get them to go to the damn doctor.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

He’d entered the league thrust into the position of savior, a 21-year-old high draft pick from USC trapped in a Meadowlands clown car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

Hundreds of fans, some wearing clown masks, gathered to express their frustration with United's decline under the Glazer family and the lack of improvement since co-owner Jim Ratcliffe took charge of football operations.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Mickey Shea, for example, I picture as the class clown.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse