funfair

Example Sentences

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A seaside funfair dating back more than 100 years is to close later this year, its owners have announced.

From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025

A five-year-old girl was taken to hospital after an incident involving a helicopter funfair ride.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

The M40 southbound in Buckinghamshire has been closed after a funfair lorry ended up on its side, causing miles of queues.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2024

About 6,000 tickets were snapped up for a coronation shindig complete with a huge television screen broadcasting the ceremony, funfair rides and bands playing Jewish, South American and gospel music, Anand said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein