side show

Example Sentences

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But Liverpool boss Arne Slot was happy to see his side show they are able to win in different ways.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

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

It was awful, everybody crowding around like I was a side show, asking how’d it happen and what was I doin’ on the trestle anyhow, and what you mean, ran over?

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns