science fair
noun
: a typically competitive exhibition of science projects usually prepared and presented by schoolchildren
Examples of science fair in a Sentence
She won first place at the science fair.
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Enter a science fair The Orange County Science Fair hosts an annual science and engineering fair for local school children.
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Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 20 Nov. 2025
Student of the Week offers schools the chance to celebrate teens who have placed in an art, dance or music competition, excelled in a science fair, won an essay contest, received a scholarship, were recognized for their volunteer service, or excelled in some other way.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Almost every week contains some special day—a science fair, a Thanksgiving celebration—that must be prepared for in advance.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
Remember those icons of the ‘90s, transporting kids and their backpacks, soccer balls, science fair presentations, etc. all over suburbia?
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 20 Nov. 2025
Student of the Week offers schools the chance to celebrate teens who have placed in an art, dance or music competition, excelled in a science fair, won an essay contest, received a scholarship, were recognized for their volunteer service, or excelled in some other way.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Almost every week contains some special day—a science fair, a Thanksgiving celebration—that must be prepared for in advance.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Sep. 2025
Remember those icons of the ‘90s, transporting kids and their backpacks, soccer balls, science fair presentations, etc. all over suburbia?
—Peter Nelson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for science fair
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“Science fair.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/science%20fair. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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