county fair

Example Sentences

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But unless they found their attorney at a county fair, I’m sure they’ve got this part in hand.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

Is this a stock market rotation or a county fair Tilt-a-Whirl?

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Then as he droned on like a dentist drill hitting bone, he began to sound like a South Carolina auctioneer at a county fair.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

It’s more like a county fair arm-wrestling contest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

My soul began to swoop as it had all those years ago at the county fair when I’d had my first ride in Barnie Buchanan’s biplane.

From "A Long Way from Chicago" by Richard Peck