carnival

Example Sentences

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Inside the exhibit hall, there was a carnival game where contestants could see who could shoot the most water at a target.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

"It's not the first carnival fight on Netflix," 5 Live Boxing expert Bunce told 5 Live Breakfast.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

The director typically makes it into a carnival ride, a whirling montage that turns smoke-choked ’70s Vegas into heaven.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Director and co-writer Clint Bentley filmed the ending of Denis Johnson’s 2011 novella, in which Joel Edgerton’s solitary Robert visits a carnival, encountering a strange wolf-boy.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Old and scratched, it looked more like something a child would win from a carnival than a piece of jewelry suitable for a woman her age.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson