carnival

Example Sentences

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The Grand Prix will host a distance carnival on May 26, followed the next day by a three-hour meet, 90 minutes of which will be broadcast by NBC.

From Los Angeles Times

Melchor sets 10 stories in and around Veracruz, based on real events but without verifiable details: a carnival queen-turned-killer, a purported witch, a meeting with a cartel.

From Los Angeles Times

Human children indulge in spinner bowls at playgrounds and in merry-go-rounds, carousels and carnival rides that spin them through the air.

From Scientific American

“The living room looked as if there’d been a carnival and nobody cleaned up.”

From Washington Post

Many retirees in Granville were hard at work in a metal hangar, putting the finishing touches on their handmade floats for the town’s annual carnival.

From New York Times