Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for fair. Search instead for Fairs.
Definitions

fair

[fair] / fɛər /








Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

While 49% of respondents said they expected the elections to be free and fair, 23% said they did not expect them to be, and 28% said they didn’t know what to expect.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 15, 2026

To be fair, I don’t know how a quiet-phone rule is supposed to be enforced, short of officers patrolling trains all day.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

These are fair questions the film never bothers to consider, instead favoring inert dialogue and needle drops that tell the audience when they’re supposed to be moved.

From Salon Sep. 14, 2026

We have also to be fair with them and to congratulate Madrid for the job done on this side.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

The trade was never fair, but I never argued.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Instead, the proposed framework emphasizes research led locally, greater investment in regional collections and scientific infrastructure, stronger taxonomic expertise, long-term monitoring, fairer international partnerships, and closer connections between scientists and decision-makers.

From Science Daily Sep. 9, 2026

She didn’t want laws and social constructs to be fairer, less dangerous, more fulfilling for women as a concept; she wanted it for you, for me, for the lady in the back row.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

"Sometimes that's deemed unfair in the practice so a total ban of prescribing testosterone can happen so that the workload is fairer," she added.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Calendar integration is one way that productivity trackers have gotten more advanced and, ostensibly, fairer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

Taking the forest road, they swiftly passed from the mountainous wasteland of Endovier and into fairer country.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

The fairest answer is that he was partly right, for reasons he did not fully understand, and he exaggerated the promise.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

Back in Kent, the decision to get the snip felt like the fairest and most effective form of contraception available to Alex and his wife.

From BBC Aug. 1, 2026

He expressed concerns over the new investigation and said the league was happy to show that its media model is the fairest among major sports leagues, one of these people said.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

After the victory, Newsom touted California’s approach as the fairest possible: giving the choice to voters.

From Los Angeles Times May 8, 2026

Seven sons had been born to her, brave and beautiful young men, and seven daughters, the fairest of the fair.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




Vocabulary lists containing fair


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Just like flashcards, but way more fun

Don't take our word for it. Leave the boring studying behind and join VocabTrainer today. You'll learn even faster and never look back.

Take me to Vocabulary.com