carnival

Example Sentences

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Some of his earlier memories are of dancing at family birthday parties or big public carnival events where the country’s top orchestras would play.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

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

Most of the dead were students returning from a carnival weekend.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

There was a whiff of carnival about these “curiosity cabinets.”

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman