peepshow

Example Sentences

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But it began its life as circus sideshow, on the magic-lantern and peepshow circuit of the late-19th century, and a disreputable pedigree has defined it ever since.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2018

Director Will Brenton recently confirmed that this live extravaganza will be a sequel to 1973's Carnival Of Monsters, in which miniaturised life forms trapped in a hi-tech peepshow escape and grow back to full size.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010

Page 4 is a set of false whiskers, page 5 a peepshow.

From Time Magazine Archive

On March 3, 1839 a Parisian peepshow known as a Diorama, in which panoramic tableaux were exhibited, burned down.

From Time Magazine Archive

Paul Lindau, an author and publisher, described it as “a gigantic peepshow of utter horror, but extraordinarily to the point.”

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson