How to Use "Fair" with Example Sentences

fair (n): an outdoor festival with farm animals and amusement rides; an event for people or businesses to display and sell their products

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Used with adjectives:

"The annual fair is this weekend."
(annual)

"We are going to the book fair this weekend."
(book, craft, school, street, art, antique)

"They are going to a career fair at the college today."
(career, job, science, trade)

"The county fair is always in August."
(county, state, neighborhood, local)

Used with verbs:

"They always attend the county fair."
(attend, go to, visit)

"The school is holding a career fair for students."
(be + holding, be +hosting, be + having, be +organizing)

"The book fair will take place at the city library."
(take place, be)

Used with prepositions:

"I bought some holiday decorations at the craft fair."
(at)

fair (adj): right or acceptable; treating equally

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Used with verbs:

"Her decision seems fair."
(seems, be: is/am/are)

"She tried to make the competition fair."
(make)

"I think this is a fair compromise."
(think, consider)

Used with adverbs:

"His grading seems completely fair."
(completely, very, entirely, absolutely, perfectly, totally)

"I don't think that decision is quite fair."
(quite)

"His judging abilities are hardly fair."
(hardly, not really)

Used with prepositions:

"His ruling doesn't seem fair to me."
(to)

Used with nouns:

"We need to make a fair comparison."
(comparison, estimate, guess)

"They made a fair exchange of goods."
(exchange, division)

"Each student should receive a fair amount of the prize."
(amount, proportion, percentage)

"I don't think her comment was fair."
(comment, criticism, assessment, grade)

"He gave you fair warning that he would do that."
(warning)

"They argued that it was not a fair election."
(election, decision, trial, hearing, competition, vote, fight)

"They agreed on a fair price."
(price, wage, deal, compromise)