How to Use ringmaster in a Sentence
ringmaster
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So who now takes the place of Rush Limbaugh as the media ringmaster of the right?
—New York Times, 20 Feb. 2021
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Michaels, as the ringmaster of that circus, has been a lot of things to a lot of people over the years.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 June 2023
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Also in the mix was a range of pieces that might be called ringmaster chic.
—Adam Tschorn, latimes.com, 13 June 2018
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Stevie Nicks is one of the great ringmasters of all time.
—Melissa Ruggieri, AJC.com, 27 Jan. 2018
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There will be stars aplenty but no ringmaster for the three-hour show.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2019
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On the new record, A.C. Newman, who always been the creative ringmaster, wrote all of the songs.
—John Adamian, courant.com, 19 July 2017
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In this case, a skeleton gets a ringmaster twist with a top hat and jacket.
—Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 10 Oct. 2022
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Trump fills the role that was played by Chuck Barris, as ringmaster and tormenter.
—Jeffrey Frank, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2017
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Memo Mendez is the 30-year-old troupe’s bilingual ringmaster.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Apr. 2023
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The ringmaster calls out the families of the performers and crew to join them on the arena floor for a final thank-you.
—Michelle R. Smith, idahostatesman, 19 May 2017
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The troupe gathers under the big top for a ceremony, and the ringmaster says a few words.
—Nina Strochlic, National Geographic, 27 July 2020
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The couple’s 9-year-old twins, Gideon Scott and Harper Grace, were there to support their dad, who was the celebrity ringmaster for the night.
—Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 30 Oct. 2019
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The South is a football circus, after all, and the SEC is its brilliant ringmaster.
—Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al.com, 15 July 2019
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In the eighties and nineties, the city’s rich and famous batted their lashes at Sirio Maccioni, the ringmaster at Le Cirque.
—Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 19 May 2021
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One man wore a ringmaster costume and marched around the courthouse during the hearing.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 14 July 2021
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On that bench, like the ringmaster Cliff Ellis back in the day, Bruce Pearl continues to push the right buttons as his team keeps shocking the world.
—Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 25 Jan. 2018
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Gilles Nicault, a native of the Rhone region of France, is the able ringmaster of this incredible effort and has been from the get-go.
—Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2021
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Allred aims for spectacle and can sometimes seem more like a ringmaster than a lawyer.
—Bryan Smith, Los Angeles Magazine, 8 June 2018
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New Browns general manager John Dorsey, with the first and fourth picks, is the ringmaster.
—Rich Campbell, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2018
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First introduced in 2004, Oddfellow is a ringmaster killed by Jack in the Dust Bowl era of the circus, in which his top hat, coat and cane of souls are claimed.
—Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2023
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Apart from the Litvinenkos, the main character is Mr Putin, who emerges as a kind of sinister ringmaster.
—The Economist, 5 Sep. 2019
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Want to recreate that ringmaster ’fit from her 2009 Circus tour?
—Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 7 June 2023
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The alternative is allowing Trump to be the ringmaster of a circus that could last for months.
—Matthew Walther, TheWeek, 17 Jan. 2020
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Downie played the role of ringmaster, dancing across the stage and improvising monologues in the middle of songs.
—The Washington Post, cleveland.com, 18 Oct. 2017
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Ellis appeared in a friar robe, with Medd looking the part of a circus ringmaster.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
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Beilein said, one voice heard above everybody else, always the ringmaster, coaching the coaches and their wives.
—Jeff Seidel, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2018
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Then there’s the movie’s ringmaster, Greta Gerwig, who co-wrote the movie with partner Noah Baumbach and directed the high-wire act.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2023
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As the event consumed ever more floor space, Mr. Warren performed his role as ringmaster on roller skates.
—Steve Lohr, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
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Cole acts as ringmaster and leads the shenanigans, from baby races to fan kiss contests, between innings.
—Annika Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2023
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Or Andy Cohen playing ringmaster to a universe of pugnacious Real Housewives.
—TIME, 31 Jan. 2024
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