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.

“Many of the big Expos were commemorative,” says Paul Greenhalgh, a British historian and author of two books on World’s Fairs and Expositions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The trial, which is being held in Parc des Expositions in Avignon, southern France, is due to last until 20 December.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2024

Wants to Compete for a World Expo Act, declares that the “sense of the Congress” is that the secretary of state should seek to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions, which puts on world fairs.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2017

Jim Tucker, president and CEO of the International Association of Fairs and Expositions, said it’ll be a “learning and teaching opportunity” for the affected fairs, and he hopes it doesn’t overshadow anybody’s experience.

From Washington Times • May 15, 2015

The Pacific Coast Expositions of 1915 marked the beginning of the nation's acquaintance with its national parks.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling