How to use clown in a sentence

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• The class clown enjoys being roasted by mates as well as staff.From the entry roast
• The clown tripped over the other clown and took a header.From the entry header
• He was always the class clown, constantly telling jokes and attracting everyone's attention in school.From the entry class clown
• Whiteface is sometimes worn by clowns and mimes, or in the Gothic subculture.From the entry whiteface
• They were just clowning around, when suddenly it all hit the fan.From the entry hit the fan
• He was such a narish little boychik, always the class clown.From the entry narish
• A group of clowns headed the procession.From the entry head
• Ten clowns fit in the car, but not a hundred.From the entry fit
• The clowns changed into their costumes before the circus started.From the entry change
• You look a right Charlie in that clown outfit! — Yes, we make a right pair of Charlies.From the entry charlie
• When the teacher’s back was turned, the class clown would hold his stomach as if he were ill.From the entry as if
• The class clown stuck her tongue out at her classmate.From the entry stick one's tongue out
• The jury found him guilty of third-degree murder since he had only meant to beat the clown, not to kill him.From the entry third-degree
• When the ambulance doors opened, doctors were confronted with six moulaged clowns, each writhing in pain from impressive fake acid burns.From the entry moulaged
• The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.From the entry unnecessary
• To show he doesn’t do his fair share of work, I’ve set him an elephant trap. If he falls in he’ll look like a clown.From the entry elephant trap
• On the one hand, Trump’s clown car of bozos and boozers jeopardized national security.2025 March 28, Andy Borowitz, “WhiskeyLeaks: The Musical!”, in The Borowitz Report, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2025. From the entry Whiskeyleaks
• I was clowning with you, but I see where you at wit’ it.2023, Aries Skye, Love on the Ninth Floor, Dallas, Tex.: Black Odyssey Media, →ISBN. From the entry big mad
• Another nonconformist aesthetic, Clowncore, emulates the style of clowns, mimes, and jesters.2020, Piper Dafforn, “At the Core”, in Season, volume 3, number 1 (Don’t Put Me on Hold!), pages 4 and 7. From the entry clowncore
• To the 4chan boys Trump was a hero, the social failure in chief, a clown prince.2018, Javaad Alipoor, The Believers are But Brothers, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN. From the entry God Emperor
• Cuphead is a difficult gauntlet through a ton of bosses, from evil clowns to bossy queen bees.2017 October 2, Heather Alexandra, “Cuphead Player Beats Bosses Without Taking A Single Hit”, in Kotaku, archived from the original on 18…. From the entry bossy
• Now he had a big Abomination body, a fivehead, robot jaw, clown feet, and acne.2016, Robert Wilder, Nickel, Santa Fe, N.N.: Leaf Storm Press, →ISBN, page 250. From the entry -ne
• The system can't pattern me out or pattern me down, I'll pattern these clowns.2015 December 25, “BlukuByeByeBye” (track 3), in Rap vs Grime, performed by Chip. From the entry pattern
• Four people in a bathroom the size of a broom closet is a clown car.2013, Tracy Beckerman, Lost in Suburbia: A Momoir. From the entry clown car
• I loved being the class clown on that show too much.2012, Brendan Fevola, Adam McNicol, Fev: In My Own Words, unnumbered page. From the entry pull one's head in
• I find it troubling that Nadya views her womb as a clown car.2012, Ryan Custer Amacher, A Baby Boomer's Guide to Their Second Sixties, page 95. From the entry clown car
• "All right." I said taking off my clown nose and getting my backpack back from Arlo.2011, Armitage Shanks, Straying off The Path, →ISBN, page 181. From the entry degear
• Subban dancing and having fun during warmups before their game against the Blues, calling Subban a "clown."2007 April 29, Justin Tasch, “Milbury calls P.K. Subban a 'clown' for dancing during warmups”, in New York Daily News. From the entry get-off-my-lawn
• The post was entirely a comment on the article, you dumb-arsed clown.2005 March 10, Fuzzie Jester, “Awakening to Gnosis”, in alt.meditation.transcendental (Usenet), retrieved 08 Apr 2022. From the entry otherwised
• “Step right up, folks, the Loch Ness Monster of Floribama's Perdido Shores!” I clowned.2004, Jack Beach, Without A Net: Stories of Our Risky Flights Towards Love, Loss, and Home, →ISBN, page 168. From the entry Floribama
• The noise frightened the children and they associated that fear response with the clown.2003, Andy Field, Graham Hole, How to Design and Report Experiments, page 257. From the entry coulrophobia
• It’s easy to find clowns showing off their talent; they’re so full of it!2001, mngBINGO, Make Mine Funny, Sleepy House Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 28. From the entry pretentiosity
• The American Crown Circus will feature acrobats, aerialists, highwire-walkers, clowns, clowns and more clowns.2001 July 10, “Circus will perform Sunday in Hermiston”, in East Oregonian, 126th year, number 251, Pendleton, Ore., →ISSN, →OCLC, page…. From the entry highwire-walker

Meaning of clown

1. noun A slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.
2. noun A person who acts in a silly fashion.
3. noun A stupid person.

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Questions about clown in a sentence

How do you use clown in a sentence?

Clown is used as a noun and verb. For example: “He was regarded as the clown of the school, always playing pranks.”

What is a short sentence with clown?

“The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary.”

What does clown mean?

Clown means a slapstick performance artist often associated with a circus and usually characterized by bright, oversized clothing, a red nose, face paint, and a brightly colored wig.