circuses
- plural of circus.
Example Sentences
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Even the Romans knew the bread they supplied with the circuses had to be affordable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
It is the same movie, slightly tweaked and constantly referencing and reminding you of the original, delivering what you already loved about “Gladiator”: strength and honor, bread and circuses, blood and guts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
In 2016, one of the largest and oldest circuses finally stopped using elephants in its shows.
From NewsForKids.net ● Apr. 23, 2024
Other reality TV wedding circuses emerged from this primordial soup too, including a few that built an entire marriage-accessory block on TLC and a market for rubbernecking horror comedies like WEtv’s “Bridezillas.”
From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2024
It was still cold, but the sun was shining, and her mom was humming that Joni Mitchell song about clouds and circuses.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
