big top

Example Sentences

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, that self-proclaimed greatest show on Earth, is back seven years after folding up its big top for what was feared to be the last time.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Having a permanent theater rather than a roving big top immediately upped Cirque’s game, Baldwin said.

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

Then she deposits Marlena on her head and departs the big top to the cheers of an adoring crowd.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen