a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
Used in a Sentence
circus
How to use circus in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for circus.
Editorial note
For now its a circus, and that's no good for anyone.
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Definitions6
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Quick take
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of circus gathered in one view.
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for circus.
noun
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
noun
a performance given by a traveling company of acrobats, clowns, and trained animals; "the children always love to go to the circus"
noun
a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment; "it was so funny it was a circus"; "the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere"
See also: carnival
noun
(antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games
noun
an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus"
noun
a genus of haws comprising the harriers
See also: Circus
Example sentences
For now its a circus, and that's no good for anyone.
But there are other platforms than Apple's closed circus.
It'd be like a circus juggler losing his arms or a pilot losing his ability to fly.
I'm trying to improve my juggling skills, so I hang out with some locals for a "circus jam" in one of the local parks every Sunday afternoon.
I sketched out briefly a sort of 'circus tent' RV where the tenting was connected to a ladder truck's ladder which could then extend up and allow you to stake out a tent around it.
Nobody will figure out how to arbitrage that..."I've heard great things about I/O, but the device giveaways seem to always turn registration into a circus...
American "democracy" has degenerated into a circus the permanent government uses to decide which frontman serves its interest better.
The terrifying thing about the case is people are ready to hate him because of flimsy rape allegations, even on Hacker News!Anyway, I guess the point of this post is Assange isn't all that obnoxious if you ignore the rape media circus.
Like some decadent Roman emperor towards his circus act: "amuse me or die".Not to mention that amazing some exec with something "awesome", as everybody has witnessed at some point, can be miles away from shipping solid code and solving the company's real problems keeping it from sinking.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use circus in a sentence?
For now its a circus, and that's no good for anyone.
What does circus mean?
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals; "he ran away from home to join the circus"
What part of speech is circus?
circus is commonly used as noun.