barker

Example Sentences

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McLuhan was seen as more of a carnival barker than a scholar, and people—clearly—didn’t heed his warnings about technology.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

The fittingly named act takes a side-long view of the daily grind, with frontman Jake Silvas sounding equal parts carnival barker and seer as he mocks hustle culture, corporate ladders and better living through chemistry.

From Salon • Jun. 28, 2025

Lora Bothwell, the owner of a nearby day care, interjected in the style of a carnival barker.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

Parker, a Dutch-born carnival barker turned music impresario, was Presley’s longtime manager and known and often criticized for his cutthroat business style.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2023

The barker himself had paused in his calling to emit a nimbus formation of smoke.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole