How to Use county fair in a Sentence

county fair

noun
  • Now they’re dressed up like ice-cream treats at the county fair.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2021
  • This recipe won me a first place ribbon in my county fair bake off.
    — Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Mar. 2023
  • The county fair — where a week’s worth of calories can be found fried, grilled and dried.
    — Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 16 June 2025
  • Pig races and pig scrambles are staples at many county fairs.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2019
  • Last year O’Meara’s steer won for rate of gain at the county fair.
    — Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2024
  • When the county fair would come to town, there was always a side show with the hoochie coochie girls.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Pollack’s car is among eight cars the Old Timers brought to the county fair.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2019
  • The annual fair is the largest in the state, and the sixth-largest county fair in the nation.
    — Greg Moran, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Unlike most county fairs in the state, the Broward fair doesn’t have its own fairgrounds.
    — Larry Barszewski, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Sep. 2017
  • Go to a local carnival or county fair.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • This was our time to dig into details with each other, spend some time and have a good time at the county fair.
    — Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024
  • Image Few things in life are more reliable than the county fair.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2018
  • Langer said Tuesday at the county fair, pointing to a corner of the tent.
    — Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Think county fair without the rides or a beachside sandwich shack without the sand and surf.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The oldest county fair in Texas is one of the best fall road trips from Houston.
    — Anna Mazurek, Chron, 12 Sep. 2022
  • The county fair is always a good family event, Marcinek said.
    — Annie Alleman, chicagotribune.com, 8 July 2021
  • David’s son, Mike, is now a leading volunteer at the county fair.
    — Brennan Stewart, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
  • In a later scene, still not quite a couple yet, Lee and Maren go to a county fair.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The big boat rocked back and forth like a ride at a county fair, and children screamed with joy in 10 languages.
    — Beth Thames | [email protected], al, 8 Jan. 2020
  • Some knew her from the softball team; others from the 4-H program or county fair.
    — oregonlive, 3 June 2021
  • The current schedule is available on the county fair's website.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 12 May 2023
  • On their first date at the county fair, Jerry tried to win Gene a teddy bear, but wasn't able to.
    — Avalon Hester, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • The fairgrounds are rented out for everything from tennis to the county fair.
    — Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The permit could be issued if the grounds of the county fair are owned by a local board and the board requests the permit.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The best part of any county fair is certainly the variety of farm animals to see and pet.
    — Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 28 July 2022
  • The five-day festival in the streets and parks of Tralee, on the other hand, feels more like a straight up county fair.
    — David Segal, New York Times, 27 Sep. 2019
  • County Stadium always seemed like, well, a trip to the county fair.
    — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 19 June 2020
  • But this isn’t the county fair, and these aren’t greasy fingers of cinnamon-sugar dough straight from the fryer.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
  • All may look well, as the gang hits the typical ’80s hangout spots like the mall, the pool, and the county fair.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2019
  • For some, beauty is a prize-winning hog at the county fair, while others think that the louder, sicker hog should’ve won.
    — Sean McGowan, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2019

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