How to Use circus in a Sentence
circus
noun- We're going to the circus.
- He worked for a small circus.
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The Democrats spent the past two weeks holding a circus.
—The Editors, National Review, 21 Jan. 2022
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My parents brought me to the circus and the star that year was Gene Autry.
—Sabienna Bowman, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024
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It’s as though the potato has dressed up for the circus.
—Mark Johanson, The Economist, 28 Aug. 2020
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In its daring, the pole vault belongs to the rodeo, or the circus.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2024
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In 2013, Swift appeared in the middle of a white, red and black circus.
—Bryan West, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2024
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Like a circus tent with a nautical flair, the bold turquoise and white stripes bring the space to life.
—Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
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This year brought us the circus that was Loughlin’s case.
—Britni De La Cretaz, refinery29.com, 18 Dec. 2020
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Rather than run away with the circus, many people would like to run from it.
—Vogue, 26 July 2021
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Now the circus has pulled down the tent for the year; the star attractions are leaving town.
—Thomas Page, CNN Money, 24 May 2025
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And through her eyes, New York took on the excitement of a circus.
—Arthur Lubow, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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If there's one thing Britney Spears' life has been the past 10-plus years is a circus.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 28 Sep. 2021
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You’ve only dreamed of leaving home to join the circus.
—Christopher Borrelli, chicagotribune.com, 21 Jan. 2022
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Would the temptation to come back to the center ring of the circus be too much for the showman to turn down?
—Brian Bennett, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
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Members of the circus still had to eat — some more than others.
—Joe Hotchkiss, ajc, 27 June 2021
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The first circus in the U.S. was in Philadelphia in 1793.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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There’s no denying that this is a tricky time to be running a circus.
—Marty Lasalle, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2024
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So, to prepare to swing from the rafters in the circus tent, Zendaya worked on her upper body and core strength.
—Jacqueline Tempera, Women's Health, 7 Mar. 2023
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His circus shot drew the loudest pop from a noticeably pro-Auburn crowd to that point in the night.
—Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 17 Mar. 2023
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It’s what happened to the circus, where there were lion-tamers.
—Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 25 Jan. 2022
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In the books, Harold goes on a treasure hunt, creates a fairy tale, visits the North Pole, and travels to the sky and the circus.
—Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 May 2024
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Will a fanciful circus about a clown’s dream get you out of a March funk?
—oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2022
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But there’s another point of wisdom in the price of a circus.
—Todd G. Buchholz, WSJ, 13 Dec. 2021
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Now, depending on how quickly the Jets have a new GM and a new coach, the circus of will-he-or-won’t-he?
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2025
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It will now be handed over by the circus staff,’ Grando wrote.
—Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
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The sketch goes on to mock the trial’s circus-like atmosphere.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 26 May 2022
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The circus has left Washington and Biden has already cleaned up the mess.
—Chris Cillizza, CNN, 12 July 2021
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Either way Read will have a long time behind bars to contemplate whether the circus was worth it.
—Wendy Murphy, Boston Herald, 4 June 2025
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Based on a true story, the 1925 rescue attempt drew a media circus.
—Jeryl Brunner, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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