county fair
nounDefinition of county fair
: a fair usually held annually at a set location in a county especially to exhibit local agricultural products and livestock
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An investigation turned up a plot with four people, including Bailey’s live-in girlfriend, to abduct a girl from the county fair in either Eaton, Jackson, Branch or Hillsdale counties, or from a parade. — chicagotribune.com, "2 sentenced in southern Michigan plot to kidnap, rape and kill child at county fair or parade," 27 Aug. 2019 Expect an 100-percent meat-free menu of your county fair favorites, including vegetarian spicy corndogs, chili dogs, loaded barbecue nachos and street corn. — Joseph Hernandez, Condé Nast Traveler, "What to Do in Chicago Labor Day Weekend 2019," 23 Aug. 2019 Demolition derbies have been a staple at American racetracks and county fairs since at least World War II — and remain popular to this day. — Washington Post, "Montana demolition derby crash kills 1, injures at least 7," 19 Aug. 2019 The county fair has long required guests to go through a metal detector before entering the grounds. — Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times, "Mass shootings push the L.A. County Fair to upgrade security," 7 Aug. 2019 The county fair features carnival rides, farm exhibits, puppet, bird and magic shows and concerts followed by nightly fireworks. — Anda Chu, The Mercury News, "Photos: 75th annual Santa Clara County Fair," 3 Aug. 2019 Walking with a gun in a heavily forested area one third of the size of Manhattan is rather different than packing heat in a Walmart, county fair, or bar. — Saul Cornell, The New Republic, "The Second-Amendment Case for Gun Control," 4 Aug. 2019 Ramona High School agriculture teacher and FFA Adviser Mary Martineau shared how Ramona FFA members did at the county fair in Del Mar. Adelaide and Russell Sorbo exhibited 30 of their dairy goats from June 11-18. — Ramona Sentinel, "Ramona FFA finishes strong at county fair," 23 July 2019 At another fair: A Minnesota toddler drove himself to the county fair in his toy tractor. — Elinor Aspegren, USA TODAY, "County fair doping scandal: Child's prize winning lamb was on performance enhancing drugs," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'county fair.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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