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Though Spartacus was a hero, not a malignant buffoon. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, "Voices of Reason—and Unreason," 11 Oct. 2018 Many New Yorkers felt more comfortable seeing Mr. Sharpton as a buffoon or a race-baiter. — Greg Howard, New York Times, "Al Sharpton, Reconsidered," 9 Mar. 2018 Initially, Miranda was a bit concerned about bringing Hamilton to the U.K., given it's portrayal of a former monarch as a Brit pop-singing buffoon. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "How Prince Harry is Related to King George III in Hamilton," 29 Aug. 2018 But a lot of dads are portrayed as being buffoons in the media. — Sonja Haller, USA TODAY, "Single father known as 'The Hair Dad' uses viral fame to help other dads and daughters," 19 June 2018 But a lot of dads are portrayed as being buffoons in the media. — Sonja Haller, ajc, "‘The Hair Dad’ quits job to teach other fathers to style daughters’ hair," 20 June 2018 Roman is a buffoon of a character whose only asset is his capacity for snappy comebacks. — Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, "Filthy Rich: The Power Plays of Succession," 2 June 2018 Bubba Dudley has transformed, from his beginning in ECW as a stuttering buffoon, into one of the most genuine heels in the business as Bully Ray. — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, "Week in Wrestling: Bully Ray’s Throwback Character; Carmella on Her SmackDown Women’s Title," 16 May 2018 Baldwin made Jack into a sly fox and not a Colbert-like buffoon, which upped the stakes on the show’s ongoing political comedy. — Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, "These are TV’s 10 best comic performances in the past 10 years," 26 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'buffoon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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