clown
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A clown paints children's faces, music fills the air, as families spread picnic carpets across the grass.
From Barron's ● Jul. 11, 2026
Ficarra is a brilliant clown — his part is all miming — and also the most level-headed of these characters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
Most know Morgan as a singular kind of clown who pulls everyone’s focus simply by entering a room.
From Salon ● Jun. 20, 2026
According to Reveles, Simmon would often disguise himself whenever he ventured outside the home, wearing elaborate costumes ranging from clown outfits to women’s clothing in an effort to avoid public attention.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Usually when our teacher leaves the room, Charlie Price, the class clown, acts up.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
"We are F1 drivers. We should not look like kids and clowns trying to ram into each other. That's not what F1 needs."
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Say you don’t pay much attention to the nitty-gritty of politics and think they’re all a bunch of clowns.
From Slate ● Apr. 18, 2026
War is not for clowns and fake tough guys.
From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026
Growing up in Chicago, Piller and her mother performed as clowns at birthdays and company picnics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
She’s trying to conquer her fear of clowns.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
“Strangers clowned us,” former Ambassadors player Victoria Henson told me the other day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
“I saw him trip the other day and I clowned him for like two days.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 27, 2025
His song Thick Of It, which features Trippie Redd, was nominated for song of the year - despite being something he was "clowned for".
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2025
The Apollo 7 astronauts also won a special Emmy award for their daily television reports from orbit, during which they clowned around, held up humorous signs and educated earthlings about space flight.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 3, 2023
He clowned badly, but Percival and the others noticed and sniffed and laughed.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
Zaalan loves how modern clowning embraces failure and emphasizes shared human experiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
But for all that clowning, Mr. Leeke tells us, Luciano was dead serious about keeping the game safe.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
“They have told me how much the medical clowning work has enriched their ability to converse, communicate and connect with patients — it helps so much with their bedside manner,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2025
Convinced that in daylight the mummies would be in no mood for clowning, she went to the darkroom hoping that the door would be open, but it was locked, as always.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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