funfair

Example Sentences

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A five-year-old girl was taken to hospital after an incident involving a helicopter funfair ride.

From BBC • May 7, 2025

Just three weeks ago, in a town known for its flower shows, amusement arcades and funfair, what should have been a joyful start to the school holidays turned into unspeakable tragedy.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024

About 6,000 tickets were snapped up for a coronation shindig complete with a huge television screen broadcasting the ceremony, funfair rides and bands playing Jewish, South American and gospel music, Anand said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2023

The day was tailored to a new rugby audience, with a funfair set up outside and the Sugababes booked for half-time.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2023

Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein