fair
Example Sentences
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I know it’s not fair to take a gimme.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
There’s no satisfactory answer to that, although it’s fair to say that the papacies of Francis and Leo represent the first serious efforts to reckon with those more recent crimes.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
The reader, who takes care of his mother, wants to be fair to his siblings.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Part cultural and religious conference, part trade fair, the Muslim gathering used to be annual, but has in fact not been held since 2019.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
It hardly seemed fair to accuse him of being a ravenous monster.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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