How to Use fan in a Sentence
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Those fans earned what came next.
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Sam McDowell 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 Feb. 2026
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This fan has helped keep me cool.
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Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Jan. 2026
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What might fans have missed last week?
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Pol Ballús,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The fans have put up with a lot.
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Sam Blum,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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For the true fans, that’ll be enough.
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Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
30 Mar. 2026
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Art fans need to seek out the gems.
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Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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This may come as good news to some fans.
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Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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The crowd booed the fan who threw the phone.
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Ryan Brennan,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2026
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Stearns doesn’t seem to be a fan of fun.
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Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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But go there too much and fans tune it out.
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Doug Haller,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Dolan has fought with Knicks fans.
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Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Let’s close with words from a fan who has some.
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Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In that case, look for a new fan for your porch.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
22 June 2026
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To want the deal, the agent, the launch, the fans.
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Jd Barker,
Rolling Stone,
2 Mar. 2026
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But Bryan may have won some new fans.
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Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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These are not acts of true Knicks fans.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
15 June 2026
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Sant’Albano is a big fan of this path.
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Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Mar. 2026
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When the lights came up, fans stood and cheered for the cast.
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Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
17 May 2026
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This time, the fans didn’t need to come up with a chant.
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Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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But today is about the fan vote.
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Michael Russo,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Many fans have no opinion at all.
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Literary Hub,
2 Feb. 2026
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Not a fan of loud colors for spring?
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Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
8 Mar. 2026
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Is that enough to keep fans tuning in?
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Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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That’s all fans needed to go off.
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Lucas Villa,
Rolling Stone,
23 May 2026
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The good news for football fans?
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Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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How about just finding the right fans?
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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But fans found it and talked to each other.
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Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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His new film is bound to surprise fans.
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Marta Balaga,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Pino showed more than enough to excite fans.
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Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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My message to the fans is stick with us.
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Kaya Kaynak,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
- The batter fanned on a curveball.
- The pitcher has fanned six batters in the first three innings.
- He fanned himself with a newspaper while he waited for the bus.
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Reynolds fanned six and walked one.
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Steve Brand,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2026
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The males fan their tails and pump their air sacs up and down.
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Phil Bourjaily,
Field & Stream,
11 Jan. 2024
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Heavy winds fanned the flames and merged the two fires into one.
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Michael Collins,
USA Today,
14 Feb. 2026
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Don’t run or flap your arms, as air can fan the flames and cause the fire to grow.
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oregonlive,
2 Nov. 2021
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Hill then entered the game and fanned Muncy for the third out.
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Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
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Tamsin flaps her hand to fan herself.
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Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
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Musty books can be aired out by opening them and fanning the pages.
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Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Paramount, for its part, has been fanning the flames.
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Lillian Rizzo,
CNBC,
5 Dec. 2025
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Ella fanned herself with her hand.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
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Plus, the blower can fan a campfire with a light or strong blast of air.
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New Atlas,
23 June 2026
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Gusty winds, however, helped fan the flames.
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Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Wang covered her arms with long nude leather opera gloves, which fanned around her biceps.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
16 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of people fanning the flames these days.
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Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Putting water on them and fanning them will also help cool them down.
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Oc Register,
12 Aug. 2025
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That fanned new doubts about the bank’s ability to weather the storm.
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Jamey Keaten and David McHugh,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 Mar. 2023
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That fanned new doubts about the bank's ability to weather the storm.
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CBS News,
16 Mar. 2023
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Legend not only cried but had to fan himself.
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Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 June 2026
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Folks splayed out on blankets across the grassy lawns, fanned themselves and cooled off with cold beers.
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Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
29 Sep. 2025
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Miller struck out two as the Rangers fanned a season-high 17 times.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Bass make their beds by fanning their tales back and forth to clean debris off the bottom.
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Shaye Baker,
Field & Stream,
6 Mar. 2024
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Guests sit in the stands, dressed for the weather, fanning themselves.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Guests sit in the stands, dressed for the weather, fanning themselves.
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Letters To The Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
24 Jan. 2026
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Baltimore has plenty of sweet spots to fan the flames of romance.
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Amanda Yeager,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Feb. 2023
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Mason Miller fanned two in a perfect ninth for his 16th save.
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CBS News,
23 May 2026
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Its wand, made with short bristles, grips lashes to fan them up and out with precision.
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Allure,
14 Aug. 2025
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Buffington fanned the third out to keep Taunton alive.
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Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
11 Apr. 2026
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Sports app makers, almost always fans themselves, are well aware of the risks.
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Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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