sideshow
Example Sentences
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But all anyone inside the arena seemed to be talking about was the sideshow between a pair of legendary coaches—and a potential changing of the guard.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Some analysts say the vote is a sideshow.
From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026
Surrealism continues to fuel artists’ and viewers’ imaginations, but it has increasingly become art’s carnival sideshow.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
On X, where he has 4.7 million followers, he has channeled his pop-culture savvy and political outrage into a satirical sideshow, firing off punchlines like proton torpedoes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025
This time Scooter told us about the day they worked in a carnival sideshow, with Ollie as the “World’s Biggest Sea Worm!”
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
