How to Use fair in a Sentence

fair

1 of 2 adjective

• He is known as a very fair man.
• I try to be fair to my children.
• She did poorly on the test, but, to be fair, so did a lot of other people.
• He claims that the competition wasn't fair.
• It's not fair that she gets to leave early and I don't.
• That's a fair question, and it deserves an honest reply.
• I can't say I liked the movie, but, to be fair, parts of it are pretty funny.
• The contest, the first held at the fair in over 20 years, is open to all school-age youth.
  — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• Our testers thought these had a very fair (even low!) price.
  — Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 6 Oct. 2023
• There’s news of a fair amount of change at CNN in this memo, and no doubt more in the coming months.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Jan. 2024
• The price is fair for how many first-aid supplies come with this kit.
  — Katrina Cossey, Parents, 5 Oct. 2023
• The price of the extended Virgin cruise is a fair bit more as well.
  — Chris Morris, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
• In fact, the Italian city is the site of a key yearly children’s book fair.
  — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Dec. 2023
• To be fair, no one else has either since 2016, which was the last time the Hornets made the playoffs.
  — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Feb. 2024
• The fair drew a record crowd last year — more than 2.5 million for its entire run.
  — Dennis Romero, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
• But until the actors and studios can reach a fair deal, all that the crews can do is wait.
  — Sofía Tafich, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2023
• The belief that life should be fair should be a fruitful place to start digging.
  — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 4 Aug. 2023
• To be fair, on the subject of something like the Easter bunny, things get tricky, to be sure.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 16 Mar. 2024
• Rain or shine, the arts fair will run from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday through Monday.
  — Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 26 May 2023
• The Wisconsin State Fair has announced the new foods coming to this year's fair on Aug. 3-13.
  — Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 11 July 2023
• Some people may shudder at the many ways Google has a hold on our lives online and that’s fair.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 26 June 2023
• If costs are fair, then those who rent should be able to be treated more fairly.
  — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2024
• Debate has raged for decades over whether the exemptions are fair.
  — Todd Richmond, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
• Iron Gate will have expanded hours during the street fair and will be open for lunch.
  — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 12 July 2023
• The Browns will be able to put three pass rushers on the field a fair amount with Dalvin Tomlinson manning the middle.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
• Travelers can do a fair amount of due diligence before booking.
  — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
• Three patients are in fair condition, and one has been treated and discharged.
  — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 29 May 2026
• To be fair, these two months may ultimately represent an aberration.
  — Tim Britton, New York Times, 29 May 2026
• Adapting the private-sector pay structure for all work in prison could result in fair wages – that’s if deductions are revised to be fair as well.
  — Julia Bowling, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
• Rivera’s report makes a few fair points.
  — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 29 May 2026

fair

2 of 2 noun

• About $63 of that went to the fair, the rest went to Cedar's owners.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2023
• Chait is the father of the fair, exhibiting for 69 years.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 25 Jan. 2024
• The extreme pogo stick stunt team will flip across The Backyard every day of the fair.
  — Heather Bushman, The Indianapolis Star, 12 July 2023
• As Romans shelled and inhaled the beans, there wasn’t a warning sign at the fair.
  — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, 13 May 2023
• Over the years, the two competed in the commercial sheep show and the breeding sheep show at the fair.
  — Allana Haynes, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2023
• To register for the housing fair, go to harfordcountymd.gov/244/Housing-Community-Development.
  — Katia Parks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2023
• Below, find Vogue’s highlights from the fair, which runs through March 26.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Mar. 2023
• Staff also walk through the barns daily during the state fair.
  — Drew Dawson, Journal Sentinel, 10 Aug. 2023
• His verses adorned subway cars and posters sold in street fairs.
  — Graciela Mochkofsky, The New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2024
• Read on to learn about 31 of the best fall festivals and fairs across America!
  — Janece Maze, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023
• In the white-walled halls of a Florida art fair, a thunderous bam!
  — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
• His campaign ensured that signals of that support were loud and clear at the fair.
  — Galen Bacharier, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2023
• This includes parades, fairs, and events — and of course plenty of haunted ghost tours at the site of the witch trials.
  — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 18 Oct. 2023
• At least 65 percent of ingredients have to come from a list of the most common foods stocked at the fair.
  — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2024
• The shooting happened near the fair’s food court at about 8 p.m. on Saturday night.
  — Greg Wehner, Fox News, 16 Oct. 2023
• Books have gone to libraries, church camps, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, doctor’s offices, and back-to-school fairs.
  — Anne Stein, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2023
• There is a hearty lineup from judges with a variety of backgrounds who will be at the fair to taste and try Sporkies and Drinkies.
  — Grace Cady, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023
• Many of the objets d'art were found at antique fairs or from auction houses.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2023
• In the early nineties, Youngblood visited the fair for the first time with her grandmother.
  — Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 9 Nov. 2023
• Rhody is chock-full of Cinco de Mayo fun, Derby parties, bike rides, beach fairs, and ocean races.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 4 May 2023
• The free, six-hour fair will feature singing and dancing performances and two fashion shows at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.
  — Eula Calahan, arkansasonline.com, 25 Dec. 2023
• The free fair also features art objects and live music.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2022
• The family has been coming to the fair and participating in the Frog Jump for more than 20 years.
  — Jared Quigg, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2023
• That project never came to fruition, but O’Dell stayed busy by performing at theaters, clubs and fairs.
  — Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
• This is high season in New York for art fairs and Christie’s and Sotheby’s auctions so lots of moolah’s changing hands.
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 4 Nov. 2023
• My favorite Rose Festival event is watching the parade and going to the fair.
  — oregonlive, 14 Mar. 2023
• Many of their holdings are salvaged from attics, antique shops, book fairs, and garage sales.
  — Michael Casey, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Jan. 2024
• For the second year, the city of Santa Monica also will acquire a work from the fair with support from Frieze.
  — Alison Brower, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
• Despite the draw, the five-day-long public event has an easygoing appeal that other watch fairs often lack.
  — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 18 Feb. 2024
• Long surreptitiously retrieved the goat from a barn at the fair, wrote to fair officials explaining the dilemma, and offered to pay for the goat and any expenses incurred from her daughter’s change of heart.
  — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2024