ringmaster
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Often star soloists are employed, each exhibiting ego and leaving the conductor as ringmaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Though Francesco is only a month into his journey as a traveling cast member, he pranced about the ring Wednesday with the confidence of a seasoned ringmaster.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Behind the seeming anarchy of Monty Python, Terry Jones played the part of ingenious ringmaster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
That meant that he was seen as the undoubted ringmaster of rock excess - a career defining reputation that stayed with him right to the end.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2025
The master of ceremonies made the introductions with the flare of a circus ringmaster asking the audience to direct its attention please to the center ring.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
And the ringmasters for the last 45 years have been the Buss family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025
The cab rebellions also brought to light that Uber's ringmasters were keenly aware of and even boastful about their lack of legal status to operate in certain large markets.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2022
But there was one notable absence in a room filled with would-be ringmasters, macabre clowns and more than one person capable of hanging from a hoop suspended from the ceiling.
From New York Times ● May 18, 2022
She was inspired not only by historical photographs of clowns and ringmasters, but also by the boldness and flair of the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” outfits.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 8, 2016
One player who has ready wit is chosen to be ringmaster, or there may be different showmen or ringmasters for each group of animals.
From Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie Hubbell Bancroft
