carnival
Example Sentences
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“Say, you certainly got folks worked up about Wonders! I haven’t seen so much excitement around here for years. Since that carnival came, I think.”
From Literature
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Rushing like a whirlwind into the kitchen, Sadako cried, “Oh, Mother! I can hardly wait to go to the carnival. Can we please hurry with breakfast?”
From Literature
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It can also be celebrated with the wider community - parades, concerts and carnivals take the new year's spirit out on to the streets.
From BBC
This illusion is not to be found at some traveling carnival in small-town America.
From Salon
“And it’s not just Wall Street. It’s that lovely stretch of land by the sea that has since been desecrated by that horrid carnival.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.