tent show
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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That is certainly the case with “Ghost Town,” equal parts San Francisco Mime Troupe, Chautauqua Circuit tent show, chamber of commerce symposium and “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2016
That film, “Toby and the Tall Corn,” followed a tent show through the Midwest.
From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2011
He saw their first tent show in Santa Monica, Calif., many years ago with longtime lawyer and now estate co-executor, John Branca.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2010
The barker for a tent show called The She-Devil clears his throat.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was a "tent show, presenting snappy new dramas under canvas."
From Main Street by Lewis, Sinclair
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