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
The high-profile copyright trial against Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant got a bit more circusy on Wednesday — day two of the proceedings — according to a report from Rolling Stone.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2016
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
Some of the material was informative, some overlong and repetitive, some baldly promotional, and yes, matters occasionally became a little circusy.
From New York Times ● Feb. 19, 2012
There was a delightfully circusy smell of oils and sawdust and hay and animals pervading the air.
From The Circus Comes to Town by Rhoda Chase
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