Wondering how to use Circus in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as arena or bowl.
Circus meaning
- A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
- A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet.
- A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
Synonyms of Circus
Using Circus
- The main meaning on this page is: A traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent. | A round open space in a town or city where multiple streets meet. | A spectacle; a noisy fuss; a chaotic and/or crowded place.
- Useful related words include: arena, genus circus, scene of action, sports stadium.
- In the example corpus, circus often appears in combinations such as: the circus, circus circus, circus and.
Context around Circus
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Circus
- In this selection, "circus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fight, traditional, professional, ring, arts and shows stand out and add context to how "circus" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 19th century circus and 3 900 circus shows have. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "circus" sits close to words such as charitable, emphasised and endorsement, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with circus
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Circus Bella honors diversity & universal human potential as a proud member of the multinational circus community. (16 words)
Southend Council also rejected those plans as well for similar reasons cited for the Circus Circus amusement arcade. (18 words)
Both young talents and renowned international circus stars will grace the arena of the Astana Circus during this event. (19 words)
The former bar in Spencer Street has now been derelict for a lot longer than it was ever open for as Circus Circus, but it was once a must-visit venue before a night at LAs across the road in Ferensway. (41 words)
Cal Performances presented the circus company in their show “Hotel,” on February 22 and 23. Hear from circus artists Una Bennett and Vanessa Aviles about their roles in the performance, and what they love about circus arts. (37 words)
On the circus, Kiriliva shared that it was initially a traditional circus in the United Kingdom featuring animal acts, but it faced challenges due to stringent animal welfare laws there which the previous owner struggled to navigate. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
And now ladies and gentlemen, the Fight Circus is coming to town again with Fight Circus Vol. 2: Circus Harder live from Bangkok, Thailand.
Cal Performances presented the circus company in their show “Hotel,” on February 22 and 23. Hear from circus artists Una Bennett and Vanessa Aviles about their roles in the performance, and what they love about circus arts.
Since lockdown began, the Association of Circus Proprietors (ACP) - the body for professional circus producers and performers which organised yesterday’s march - estimates around 3,900 circus shows have had to be cancelled.
Brenda Assael, The circus and Victorian society (U of Virginia Press, 2005) Astley's Amphitheatre in Lambeth, London, featuring equestrian acts in a 42-foot wide circus ring, was the epicentre of the 19th century circus.
Circus juggling Traditional circus-style juggling emphasises high levels of skill and sometimes large-scale props to enable the act to "fill" the circus ring.
Both young talents and renowned international circus stars will grace the arena of the Astana Circus during this event.
Circus Juventas, the famed circus arts school in St. Paul, has not opened registration yet for summer, and now you need to pre-register in order to get an invitation when that happens.
The editors contribute a chapter on Jewish circus history, which begins with Resh Lakish, the Talmud sage who was said to have performed as a gladiator at Rome’s Circus Maximus.
The family’s circus roots date back to early 1700s and the group was “legally established as Switzerland’s first circus” in 1840 by the Swiss government.
The former bar in Spencer Street has now been derelict for a lot longer than it was ever open for as Circus Circus, but it was once a must-visit venue before a night at LAs across the road in Ferensway.
The one at Circus Circus, for instance, features pizza, chicken tenders, drinks and more and it's less than $50.
Tony Hopkins is celebrating 40 years of promoting his own circus shows, by bringing his 2023 production of Circus Montini to the island in July.
Another feature is the youngest member of the circus family, a 12-year-old aerial artiste named Miss Maria who performs stunts high above the circus ring.
Circus Bella honors diversity & universal human potential as a proud member of the multinational circus community.
Five (UK) was set up in 2005 and during its operation was the company behind Circus Circus, Bar Five/The Nines, The Knights, and latterly The Derby.
Guinness World Record"The Largest Audience at a Circus Performance" was set back in 1975 in New Orleans when Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus rolled into town at the Superdome.
On the circus, Kiriliva shared that it was initially a traditional circus in the United Kingdom featuring animal acts, but it faced challenges due to stringent animal welfare laws there which the previous owner struggled to navigate.
Southend Council also rejected those plans as well for similar reasons cited for the Circus Circus amusement arcade.
Street Food Circus ringmaster and founder, Matt ‘the Hat’ said: “We’re excited to bring back some Big Banquet favourites from last year alongside a great line-up of exciting new cooks joining the circus this year.
The circus has been a household name since 1965 and now together with the Webers, another famous circus family, it’s being presented by the Edgley-Weber organisation.
Common combinations with circus
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the circus 56×
- circus circus 16×
- circus and 15×
- circus in 10×
- and circus 8×
- circus skills 8×
- media circus 6×
- circus arts 5×
- of circus 5×
- at circus 5×