Example sentences for: clownish

How can you use “clownish” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Henry Hyde, the widely respected head of the Judiciary Committee, is the Republicans' "ace in the hole," says Mark Shields (PBS's NewsHour With Jim Lehrer ). But the committee is filled with GOP "full mooners," he adds, who will make the Republicans look clownish.

  • Careful what you wish for, Mayer cautions her fellow pundits: You'll miss his clownish antics when he's gone.

  • Literally, “plucked,” or “bald,” el pelado was a designation used for a clownish performer, an improvised character type developed by performing theater groups in the 1920s, in Mexico and in the Southwest.


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