How to Use fairground in a Sentence

fairground

noun
  • Strangers in the pews become friends on the fairgrounds.
    Maria Panaritis, Philly.com, 4 May 2018
  • Coupons are $1 and cover most of the food and rides inside the fairgrounds.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Horse trailers and trucks and campers filled the grassy area at the western edge of the fairgrounds.
    Denise Coffey, Courant Community, 5 Sep. 2017
  • The campground at the fairground is in the woods, which acts as a buffer to the blazing sun.
    Scott McMurren, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Those who couldn’t afford a room slept in their cars or camped in the fields around the fairgrounds.
    Gregory S. Schneider, Washington Post, 21 July 2017
  • No events are occurring at the fairgrounds through the end of June.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 28 May 2020
  • At the fairgrounds:Each day at the Indiana State Fair has a theme.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Unlike most county fairs in the state, the Broward fair doesn’t have its own fairgrounds.
    Larry Barszewski, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Much of the community center and fairgrounds were built on the site of the tank farm.
    Peter Marteka, Courant Community, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Both fairground and field have been baking all day in the late-summer sun.
    Misha Hoekstra, Harpers Magazine, 5 Jan. 2021
  • The event will feature a 1.25-mile route for classic cars to mosey around the fairgrounds.
    Daily Pilot, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Maybe, as a child, your parents took you to a fairground, and bought you vanilla ice cream.
    Kristen Lynch, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2023
  • The fair will last more than three weeks, to spread out crowds and allow for fairground cleaning.
    David Pitt, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Enter the fairgrounds through the Main Gate and follow signs to the 9/11 Memorial.
    Debbie Arrington, sacbee, 9 Sep. 2017
  • Now, on the eve of the 168th Hamilton County Fair, my story today takes a look at the future of the fair and the fairgrounds.
    Scott Wartman cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 9 Aug. 2023
  • No one is allowed to enter the fairgrounds after 8 p.m. each night the fair is open.
    Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 7 Aug. 2024
  • Riders would get on and off at either the front gate or near the carnival area on the north side of the fairgrounds.
    Sven Berg, idahostatesman, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Hours ahead of the event people started gathering at the fairgrounds for the event.
    USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
  • High at a fairground, her skin tingles when the wind lifts someone’s hair.
    Amber Medland, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2022
  • The gun show had been held at the fairgrounds since 1996, drawing thousands of people to the event center.
    Destiny Torres, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • It was performed pageant-style, outdoors, in the fairgrounds.
    Jennifer Percy, Harper's magazine, 20 Jan. 2020
  • This will be the sixth year for Maker Faire Orlando, which has been held at the fairgrounds the last two years.
    Marco Santana, OrlandoSentinel.com, 20 Oct. 2017
  • In the days before disposable cups, the ice cream cone took the frozen treat from the dessert table to the fairground, boardwalk or the park.
    Kat Eschner, Smithsonian, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Wild West show at a stadium near the fairground’s gates.
    Colin Woodard, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2023
  • There is a fairground carousel in the parklands of Villa Borghese.
    Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2021
  • Line up at fairgrounds at 9 a.m. Parade at 10 a.m. down Rt.
    Luann Gibbs, Cincinnati.com, 26 June 2018
  • There were dozens on the fairgrounds before the Great Depression.
    Time, 11 July 2019
  • Admission to the fairgrounds for children 3 to 12 years old is $5.
    Peggy O’Hare, ExpressNews.com, 12 Feb. 2020
  • There is also a dedicated first aid station on the fairgrounds.
    Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024
  • According to the fairgrounds' website, shuttle service is no longer available.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Aug. 2024

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