How to Use fairgoer in a Sentence

fairgoer

noun
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  • The sheep and horse barn quickly filled with 4-H youths and their parents, fairgoers and vendors.
    — David Anderson, baltimoresun.com, 23 July 2019
  • If fairgoers are wary about another scorcher, there are plenty of spots to escape the heat and sun at this year’s fair.
    — Julia Sclafani and Jordan Cutler-Tietjen, sacbee, 12 July 2018
  • But the decision proved popular, and fairgoers of all ages filled the center and the blocked-off street outside.
    — Rod Nordland, New York Times, 2 July 2017
  • The fate of the favorite foods was up to a panel of seven celebrity judges and one passionate fairgoer.
    — Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2019
  • There is a twisting scrambler ride and a tilting wheel ride geared for older fairgoers.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 28 July 2017
  • The Alaska State Fair will no longer have trains to carry fairgoers to and from the fairgrounds in Palmer this weekend, and the fair’s fireworks show has also been canceled.
    — Madeline McGee, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Aug. 2019
  • The Italian Stallion also was named fairgoers' favorite at the Sporkies.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2019
  • Fair officials say they were notified about the theft by a fairgoer.
    — Will Houston, The Mercury News, 6 July 2019
  • Darren Shuff, a fairgoer from Delafield, visited the fair July 18 with his 7-year-old son, Samuel.
    — Jenny Whidden, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2019
  • But with nearly 200 concession stands, this year’s vendors are urging fairgoers to make room for dessert.
    — Talia Kirkland, Fox News, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Beer and distilled spirits — plus wine later in the week — are being served at the Harford County Farm Fair for the first time this year, a welcome addition for many adult fairgoers.
    — David Anderson, The Aegis, 27 July 2017
  • Fairgoers often swelter in the heat and humidity, but the Butter Cow looks out of a glass enclosure kept at a chilly 40 degrees (4.4 Celsius).
    — Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2017
  • Speaking of phones, for those who are attached to theirs, the fair has added selfie spots throughout, where photogenic fairgoers can stop and snap a pic and post those grinning faces to social media for a chance to win a prize.
    — Daniel Wilson, sacbee, 13 July 2018
  • Hickenlooper, who founded a successful brewery, will pour beers for fairgoers at the craft beer tent.
    — Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2019
  • Lawson said security officials at the fair are aware of fairgoers rights to carry.
    — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2019
  • When a car with people who appear to be minors enters one of the fairgrounds' gates after 6 p.m., the fairgoers will be asked to show identification to verify their ages.
    — Savannah Eadens, The Courier-Journal, 23 Aug. 2019
  • With beautiful weather in the forecast, expect roads full of campers, hikers and fairgoers Friday through Sunday, among the usual mix of weekend traffic.
    — Jessica Lee, The Seattle Times, 14 July 2017
  • As police investigated the crash site, several gun shots rang out about a block away, causing crowds of departing fairgoers to scramble from the scene.
    — Fox News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Some fairgoers Thursday expressed concern about the accident in Ohio.
    — Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 27 July 2017
  • Rauner briefly sat with Poe before greeting fairgoers, and both later participated in the evening's parade.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2017
  • Fairgoers will be invited inside the mini trailer to play with the modular components, or eat outside.
    — Lisa Boone, latimes.com, 11 May 2017
  • For $3, a fairgoer could feed sugar water to orange butterflies with a cotton swab and then watch butterfly wrangler John Dailey release new butterflies to replenish the stock.
    — Steve Rubenstein, SFChronicle.com, 27 June 2019
  • For example, something fairgoers may not notice is that overhead electrical wires are gone, buried in a $6 million renovation.
    — Bill Glauber, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2017
  • Some fairgoers were covered in jewelry and others carried sun umbrellas.
    — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 19 July 2018
  • FairVote Minnesota, a nonprofit grassroots organization, is allowing fairgoers to electronically rank vote State Fair foods for the ninth straight year.
    — Zekriah Chaudhry, Twin Cities, 23 Aug. 2019
  • For decades, hungry fairgoers found sustenance inside dining halls operated by churches.
    — Time, 11 July 2019
  • Candidates and fairgoers can also visit the nearly 700 vendors, concessions and activities.
    — NBC News, 7 Aug. 2019

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