Politicians often complain that media circuses distract voters from real policy issues.

Every summer circuses set up their tents on the outskirts of town, bringing acrobats, clowns, and the smell of popcorn.

The historian wrote a fascinating book about the flying circuses of the 1930s.

Old-timers still tell stories about flea circuses that traveled from town to town.

The circusgoers applauded wildly as the acrobat completed his daring leap.

The circusgoer cheered loudly when the tightrope walker reached the other side.

At the fairgrounds, three-ring circuses overwhelmed the crowd with simultaneous acrobatic performances, clowning, and daring animal acts.

At night, the abandoned fairground transformed into psychedelic circuses that seemed to bend reality.

Collecting posters from old three ring circuses has become a quirky hobby for my neighbor.

The traveling circusses set up their tents by the river every summer.