three-ring
Example Sentences
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The household in the 1970s was routinely described as a three-ring circus filled with rowdy kids, lost pets and haggard servants who often quit in frustration, saying Ethel was difficult to work for.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Mr. Vittorini said that Mr. Newhouse handed him a three-ring binder of notes he had made about Parade over the three years since Advance Publications had acquired it.
From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2023
He took meticulous notes by hand and organized them in a three-ring binder.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 5, 2023
But by Tuesday the fever had broken — at least enough so that Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show could take up residence, center stage, in the three-ring circus of disharmony that captures most people's attention.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023
Our house was a combination three-ring circus and zoo, complete with ongoing action, daring feats, music, and animals.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
