fair share

noun

: a reasonable amount
He gets his fair share of attention, too.

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Jim Thome, who participated in the ceremony before the first Field of Dreams game in 2021, saw his fair share of cornfields while playing youth baseball in central Illinois. Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026 One drawback was that his dad had to miss a fair share of his games. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026 During the gameplay, Logan certainly gets his fair share of bloody kicks, deadly swipes, and claw impaling punches. Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 But there have been more than a fair share of women writing amazing fantasy books. Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fair share

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“Fair share.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fair%20share. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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