big top

Example Sentences

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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

The painting’s primary form is the big, top log that booms outward while its back end diminishes swiftly to a distant vanishing point.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Interestingly, I think that Simone Biles and Naomi Osaka made it okay for big top male athletes to feel comfortable saying that they, too, struggle with their own mental health.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2021

Rosie is driven right up to the back end of the big top, which is already connected to the menagerie.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen