class clown
Example Sentences
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This was a master class in dressing down the class clown.
From Slate • Jan. 23, 2026
"Mohanad had many friends, he was loyal and often played the class clown, simply to see them laugh," the family added.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025
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
Two songs written for “Ted Lasso” are earnest ballads, and on the other end of the spectrum is the class clown of this year’s Emmy nominees — Weird Al Yankovic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2023
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
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