sideshow

Example Sentences

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But all anyone inside the arena seemed to be talking about was the sideshow between a pair of legendary coaches—and a potential changing of the guard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Some analysts say the vote is a sideshow.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

Notoriously, someone once found a corpse there — as a sideshow exhibit, not a murder victim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 4, 2025

Amorim knows, stripped away from the sideshow, he must deliver results.

From BBC • May 30, 2025

Even the mystery of the silver doe, which the other two insisted on discussing, seemed less important to Harry now, a vaguely interesting sideshow.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling