clowning
Example Sentences
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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
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
But too much clowning around might not look so smart.
From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025
The leaders at the summit quickly moved on, but Trump came in for some clowning on social meda.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2025
I felt like I was watching my sisters singing, really singing, and not clowning.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
