Sentence examples for figure of fun for from inspiring English sources

He is a figure of fun, for sure.

Among his contemporaries in Stratford, he was a figure of fun for his social climbing.

But his unconventionally visionary, cloudy canvases are making him a marginal figure in the artistic establishment and a figure of fun for the general public.

Smith became a figure of fun for England during their 3-1 win here in 2010-11, yet his second Ashes century, and his first in Australia, might prove decisive in helping his country regain the urn.

Derided as a buffoonish figure of fun for attempting to keep dry while his England team failed to qualify for Euro 2008, McClaren is currently attracting far less media attention for steering Derby County to fourth from 14th in the Championship after a run of just two defeats in 15 matches since he replaced Nigel Clough in September.

Fahey and Andrews are Championship players, Whelan plays for a club that barely look to pass the ball, Gibson has (slightly harshly) become a figure of fun for non-stop ambitious shooting, while McCarthy is talented but barely established in the squad.

I like the idea that she is so busy, like a UK Oprah, building a vast far reaching multimedia organisation, after being such a winner, and then such a loser, such a figure of fun, mocked for her pointlessness, that she hasn't go much time to talk.

Cover image: Donald Trump has once again become a figure of fun online for an all-caps tweet warning Iran's President Hassan Rouhani.

The left-armer is regarded as a figure of fun among England fans for his wayward bowling in previous Ashes series.

We knew of Harris's capabilities well enough before this series, but although he gave a sighter during the one-day matches at the end of the last series, the transformation of Johnson from figure of fun (although not so funny for him that he hadn't at times been reduced to tears in the dressing room) to the tormentor of this series has been remarkable.

Having been its corporate darling for 20 years, Mr Welch suddenly found himself painted as something between a scoundrel and a figure of fun when he left his wife for the editor of the Harvard Business Review and his wife then revealed details of his perks in the ensuing divorce.