Chaplinesque
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of Chaplinesque
Example Sentences
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Arsenal’s form picked up after Christmas, and they were unbeaten in the league in 2020 before David Luiz’s Chaplinesque display at the Etihad on Wednesday.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2020
Then, Chaplinesque, he got up, dusted himself off and slunk into the party.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2020
And the attempted denouement, in which a Chaplinesque ayatollah delivers a peroration, untied nothing for me.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017
Hart Crane invoked a kitten in his poem "Chaplinesque," and while tabbies may be good for comedy, they're better yet in verse.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2013
The image of a burly policeman traipsing across the stage with an empty plastic bag, attempting to “capture” the air, was the stuff of Chaplinesque comedy.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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