Recent Examples on the WebSarasota High School had a circus, a real one, with a big top and rings and a trapeze. Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022 The twins headed to the big top during the 42nd International Circus Festival in Monte Carlo with their aunt, Princess Stephanie of Monaco, and their dad, Prince Albert II. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 23 July 2022 Kaleidoscopic lights cast their glow on the sides of the big top, creating the illusion of an endless, otherworldly sky.oregonlive, 30 June 2022 The UniverSoul Circus returned to Baltimore this month, with its red and yellow big top in the Security Square Mall parking lot. Maria Morales, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2022 As the Georgia primaries are likely to demonstrate, sometimes the circus moves on and the chief clown is left behind where the big top used to stand. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 24 May 2022 The daring circus families who for 146 years performed death-defying acts under the big top tents. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 May 2022 The Armstrong Bearcat band performs under the big top tent. Joan Rusek, cleveland, 19 May 2022 Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus announced Wednesday its big top circus will resume touring five years after it was retired, and animals will no longer be part of the performance. Marisa Dellatto, Forbes, 18 May 2022 See More