Circus
Circus noun - A large usually roofless building for sporting events with tiers of seats for spectators.
Square
Square noun - (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.
Both words in one sentence
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While attending a circus in the town square, Max is attacked by the ringmaster Flotsam and his goons, who are after the red jewel that Max wears around his neck.
Source: Video Game / Dark Chronicle -
Monty Python's Flying Circus - Carried by a colour sergeant while marching up and down the square.
Source: Staff of Authority - After chasing the kid all over the town square, he finally catches up and gets his ticket back... only to give it back to the child, because he can see just how much that poor, homeless kid wants to see the circus too.
Source: Secret Test of Character
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