How to Use circus in a Sentence
circus
noun
- We're going to the circus.
- He worked for a small circus.
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The Democrats spent the past two weeks holding a circus.
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The Editors,
National Review,
21 Jan. 2022
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My parents brought me to the circus and the star that year was Gene Autry.
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Sabienna Bowman,
Peoplemag,
15 Apr. 2024
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In its daring, the pole vault belongs to the rodeo, or the circus.
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Sam Knight,
The New Yorker,
5 Aug. 2024
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In 2013, Swift appeared in the middle of a white, red and black circus.
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Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2024
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Like a circus tent with a nautical flair, the bold turquoise and white stripes bring the space to life.
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Hadley Mendelsohn,
House Beautiful,
21 Apr. 2023
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If there's one thing Britney Spears' life has been the past 10-plus years is a circus.
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Ew Staff,
EW.com,
28 Sep. 2021
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You’ve only dreamed of leaving home to join the circus.
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Christopher Borrelli,
chicagotribune.com,
21 Jan. 2022
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Would the temptation to come back to the center ring of the circus be too much for the showman to turn down?
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Brian Bennett,
Time,
14 Oct. 2022
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The first circus in the U.S. was in Philadelphia in 1793.
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Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2024
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There’s no denying that this is a tricky time to be running a circus.
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Marty Lasalle,
WSJ,
13 Jan. 2024
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So, to prepare to swing from the rafters in the circus tent, Zendaya worked on her upper body and core strength.
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Jacqueline Tempera,
Women's Health,
7 Mar. 2023
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His circus shot drew the loudest pop from a noticeably pro-Auburn crowd to that point in the night.
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Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com,
al,
17 Mar. 2023
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It’s what happened to the circus, where there were lion-tamers.
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Tim Sullivan,
The Courier-Journal,
25 Jan. 2022
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In the books, Harold goes on a treasure hunt, creates a fairy tale, visits the North Pole, and travels to the sky and the circus.
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Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
22 May 2024
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Will a fanciful circus about a clown’s dream get you out of a March funk?
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oregonlive,
15 Sep. 2022
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But there’s another point of wisdom in the price of a circus.
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Todd G. Buchholz,
WSJ,
13 Dec. 2021
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It will now be handed over by the circus staff,’ Grando wrote.
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Escher Walcott,
Peoplemag,
13 Nov. 2023
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The sketch goes on to mock the trial’s circus-like atmosphere.
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Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2022
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His booming voice launches the film on the way with a vivid word impression of what the circus means.
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Los Angeles Times,
25 Jan. 2023
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Donald Long, one of three ringleaders, said the the circus is glad to be back in Baltimore.
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Maria Morales,
Baltimore Sun,
17 June 2022
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One mind is, as my daughter likes to say, not my circus, not my monkey.
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Brande Victorian,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 June 2024
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Conklin scoured the circus for water, but it had been used up — the elephants had been fed, the goat had been bathed, and all hope seemed lost.
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Allison Robicelli,
Washington Post,
21 June 2023
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The third hit for a circus touchdown pass from Courtland Sutton to Nix.
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Parker Gabriel,
The Denver Post,
3 Nov. 2024
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With just two days left of shows, most of the fashion circus will be packing up and heading out by mid-week.
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Amy Verner,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2024
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For a critic, living in this town is like going to the circus every day.
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Mark Lamster,
Dallas News,
11 Apr. 2023
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His grandfather was a clown, his father was both a trapeze artist and a clown, and his mother was a dancer in the circus.
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Sam Hurwitt,
The Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2024
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The transformative world he’s drawn into is what spins (and twirls and leaps and bounces) in front of the audience, bringing with it circus of the sublime.
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David Dickstein,
Orange County Register,
18 Dec. 2024
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The spectacle is also set to feature renowned magicians and circus artists on the show.
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Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
5 Dec. 2024
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