tightwire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of tightwire
Example Sentences
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“The reason circus has survived is that it’s adapted and changed,” said Tobin, who majored in the disciplines of tightwire and aerial rope.
From Washington Post • Nov. 5, 2015
To the goodfellow, self-respect is a garden path, not the tightwire it is to most men.
From Time Magazine Archive
To pave the way for the deal with Atlas, Per�n had to walk a tightwire between his own country's rampant nationalism and the reluctance of foreign companies to come in without safeguards for their investments.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tightwire supports must waft amusingly into the ring.
From Time Magazine Archive
Hanging above the net was a tightwire and an array of trapeze equipment.
From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith
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