three-ring circus
Example Sentences
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The household in the 1970s was routinely described as a three-ring circus filled with rowdy kids, lost pets and haggard servants who often quit in frustration, saying Ethel was difficult to work for.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
But by Tuesday the fever had broken — at least enough so that Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime show could take up residence, center stage, in the three-ring circus of disharmony that captures most people's attention.
From Salon • Feb. 16, 2023
Métier is where I send people who want some ceremony with their meal, just not a three-ring circus.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2021
At Mission Chinese, the kitchen had a tendency to try to make every dish into a three-ring circus.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2021
It didn’t take the media long to find out we were home and make a three-ring circus out of it.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
