big top

Example Sentences

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Laliberté said the future of the troupe rode on that single show — held in a big top in Little Tokyo for opening night of the Los Angeles Festival.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 29, 2023

Scouting For Girls, Britpop band Suede and DJ Jo Whiley with her 90s anthems are all set to top the bill in the big top arena.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

Now, he cannot see himself having any other job than the Timoteo Circus, and that when he dies he wants his funeral to be held under the circus’ big top.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Nik Wallenda, the headliner, can trace his big top lineage back nearly 250 years, as can his 69-year-old mother, Delilah Wallenda, who helps him onto that wire.

From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2022

The manager goes around the side of the big top and returns with a standard hospital-issue wheelchair.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen