How to Use whiteface in a Sentence

whiteface

noun
  • Wilson and three other performers dressed in whiteface and suits that didn't quite fit.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
  • All these years later, whiteface has once again captured the public imagination.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The digital creator has gone viral a number of times in the past for his whiteface sketches, from playing a rowdy redneck to Erika Kirk.
    — Marlow Stern, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Thug has managed to find a way to push the envelope all these years later with Uy Scuti, adorning a Druski-esque whiteface that reads as a somewhat subversive take on the current moment’s politics.
    — Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2025
  • After sparking anger by donning whiteface in his recent NASCAR and Erika Kirk skits, the viral comedian has done it again for a promo of his BET Awards gig.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 18 June 2026

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