circusy
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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So I do think that he’ll be inclined to make this a fairly calm and not circusy trial.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2019
But for all the circusy bravado of the opening montage, this movie is neither trickle-down treat nor bacchanal guised as bromide, but rather an interrogation of an era defined by an obsession with wealth.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2018
Between the enchanted horse scenes, a troupe of acrobats from Guinea appear to get the crowd pumped up in a more circusy way.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2014
In some ways, this production is more austere than the delightfully circusy one that evolved through the previous New York stagings by Greenberg and Frederick Renz.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2013
There was a delightfully circusy smell of oils and sawdust and hay and animals pervading the air.
From The Circus Comes to Town by Chase, Rhoda
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