county fair

noun

: a fair usually held annually at a set location in a county especially to exhibit local agricultural products and livestock

Examples of county fair in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Rides at an Indiana county fair have been removed after a girl was thrown from one attraction, according to officials and local news outlets. Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 17 July 2024 Related: Despite bird flu anxiety in the dairy barn, a yearly tradition carries on at an Iowa county fair Deeble’s remarks came as health and agricultural officials provided an update on a cluster of human H5N1 cases in Colorado. Andrew Joseph, STAT, 16 July 2024 Judges will be performing weddings at the Dakota, Goodhue and McCleod county fairs in August, with the ceremonies taking place in public areas. Samantha Wurm, Twin Cities, 4 July 2024 The county fair shows used up to 200 drones, which were laid out on a nearby lawn about the size of a tennis court before rising into action for a 12-minute performance that cost $8,000 to $10,000 a night as part of an 18-night package. Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for county fair 

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Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of county fair was in 1772

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“County fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/county%20fair. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

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