How to Use cirque in a Sentence

cirque

noun
  • The hike to the cirque and back to the trailhead is six miles.
    — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Rock glaciers are born of rocks that fall from the walls of a cirque — a bowl high in the mountains.
    — Ned Rozell | Alaska Science, Anchorage Daily News, 22 July 2023
  • The cirque has no name, nor do the peaks above, or the spurs radiating from the main ridge, the arêtes.
    — Barry Lopez, Harper's magazine, 10 Jan. 2019
  • Aerialists, circus artistry and of course the famous cirque clowns.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2023
  • But not to be left out, below the cloudy peaks nestled up in a cirque is chilly Snow Lake.
    — John Hopewell, Washington Post, 13 June 2017
  • Big Sky is famous for its size, its extreme terrain, and its long, steep cirques high above the tree line.
    — Nick Bowlin, Harper's Magazine, 30 Mar. 2024
  • See this high-flying spectacle performed by the world's most elite cirque performers.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Dec. 2025
  • See this high-flying spectacle performed by the world's most elite cirque performers.
    — Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Featuring cirque artists and theatrical talent, this show is jam-packed with seasonal spirit.
    — al, 4 Dec. 2019
  • Of the three backcountry ponds, Upper Blue Lake is the most scenic, with a granite cirque forming the pool’s backdrop.
    — Outside Online, 9 Aug. 2024
  • From Holiday in the Park at Six Flags to a holiday cirque show, there is plenty to do this season.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 15 Nov. 2021
  • The Unclimbables just never got human, from going around them in the helicopter to actually being down in the cirque.
    — John Meyer, The Know, 14 Oct. 2019
  • Thrill seekers can try heli-skiing, where they'll be dropped from a helicopter to explore more than 200 square miles of high alpine basins, cirques, and summits.
    — Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 16 June 2023
  • Their website describes the show as a 75-minute story about a family of moonshiners that combines cirque acts and adults-only comedy.
    — Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 26 June 2024
  • Go ultra early to avoid swarms of people, and enjoy an easy stroll through a dense pine forest that spits you out at the foot of Hallett Peak’s impressive alpine cirque.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 16 Oct. 2020
  • In its early years, it was located smack in the middle of the grounds, a beaconing festival-goers with beats, cirque performances and the all-important misters.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Under the guidance of various instructors, members are able to explore cirque style fitness, acrobatics, and body balance.
    — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2018
  • This cirque show combines acrobatic performance with the art of clowning while exploring fear, identity, recognition and power.
    — Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2024
  • The Anchorage Daily News reported that the slide area is a mountain cirque in backcountry terrain that is only accessible by air.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Less exhilarating but equally sublime is Chimney Pond, tucked into a cirque on the mountain’s north side, near a cluster of coveted backcountry lean-tos.
    — Brian Kevin, Outside Online, 18 June 2020
  • The lake, a glacial tarn called Roopkund, was more than sixteen thousand feet above sea level, an arduous five-day trek from human habitation, in a mountain cirque surrounded by snowfields and battered by storms.
    — Douglas Preston, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and cirque artists, accompanied by holiday music.
    — Jennifer Boehm, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Dec. 2019
  • Situated along the main scenic drive in Great Basin National Park, this viewpoint gazes out at a craggy alpine cirque, ancient bristlecone forests, and, of course, the summit proper.
    — Emily Pennington, Outside Online, 10 Jan. 2022
  • Experience the magic of Christmas with dazzling performers and breathtaking cirque artists from all corners of the world, accompanied by your favorite holiday music performed live.
    — Briana Rice, Cincinnati.com, 14 Nov. 2019
  • The move marks the demise of a 10-year-old agreement over public access to the scenic alpine cirque at the head of the canyon, long enjoyed by backcountry skiers and hikers in the heart of Utah’s storied backcountry outside Salt Lake City.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022

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