big top

Example Sentences

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Scouting For Girls, Britpop band Suede and DJ Jo Whiley with her 90s anthems are all set to top the bill in the big top arena.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2023

The painting’s primary form is the big, top log that booms outward while its back end diminishes swiftly to a distant vanishing point.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Now, he cannot see himself having any other job than the Timoteo Circus, and that when he dies he wants his funeral to be held under the circus’ big top.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

DeMille provides the maximum of entertainment in his production, not to speak of glamour, and above all the spirit that forever lurks under the big top.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023

There’s a line of glorious Percherons behind the big top, every one of them gleaming white.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen