side show

Example Sentences

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It is really important for Sheffield United boss Paul Heckingbottom that his side show some sort of response here after they were taken apart by Newcastle last week.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

The two images, which are on display in Milan side by side, show Avedon's relentless scrutiny.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2023

It would be easy to dismiss the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard defamation trial as just a celebrity spectacle, a popcorn side show with little social significance.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022

They were more side show than main attraction at Pike.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2021

"How could there be a side show without you as the star attraction, who'd draw the two bits admission, Brother Twobits? What was wrong with the funeral?"

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison