figure of fun
Example Sentences
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No one suggests Renton’s misbehavior is even partly attributable to poverty, abuse, neglect or any kind of systemic failure, nor is the judge who orders him to complete a rehab program a figure of fun.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
But the stakes are too high to treat him as a figure of fun — and I say this as someone whose foundational story as a professional writer involved concocting Trump jokes.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2024
Some have acknowledged that Jiang's animated expressions meant he was sometimes a figure of fun.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2022
For many, she was a figure of fun.
From Reuters ● Sep. 5, 2022
Zeus, trying to hide his love affairs from his wife and invariably shown up, was a capital figure of fun.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
