funfair
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Julie Burton, 60, said she regularly attended the funfair when she was a child.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
"It used to be a proper holiday place, there was a massive outdoor pool, a big funfair and the main street was just packed with bucket-and-spade shops," the 68-year-old says.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
The City Flyer ride, run by funfair suppliers Danter Attractions, has been described as "one of the tallest rides around".
From BBC • Dec. 12, 2024
Just three weeks ago, in a town known for its flower shows, amusement arcades and funfair, what should have been a joyful start to the school holidays turned into unspeakable tragedy.
From BBC • Aug. 20, 2024
Below and ahead of them, lit up like a ghastly funfair, was a rectangle of stark, garish white light desecrating an otherwise blacked-out landscape.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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