big top

noun

: the main tent of a circus

: circus sense 2a

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The Dodgers got on the board with a solo home run from Will Smith in the top of the second, before a big top of the fourth saw a two-run homer from Tommy Edman and a three-run blast from Enrique Hernández stretch Los Angeles’ lead to 6-0. —

Jamie Barton, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 Around 20 jugglers, trapeze artists and concession stand workers are filtering into the big top that the majestic Circus Vargas uses to perform across 25 California cities 11 months out of the year. —

Gina Ryder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024 The old circus featured elephants, lions jumping through hoops, bears on bicycles, and the big top was generally seen as a place for fun, spectacle, and clowns – lots of clowns. —

Doc Louallen, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2024 The big top went up in about 10 minutes, LeVasseur said. —

Ed Stannard, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for big top