FAIR in a Sentence
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352 example sentences for FAIR, such as:
1. All is fair in love and war.
2. He did not receive a fair trial.
3. And God knows I want to be fair.
4. A trial must be fair and impartial.
5. But our fair Southland needs every man.
2. He did not receive a fair trial.
3. And God knows I want to be fair.
4. A trial must be fair and impartial.
5. But our fair Southland needs every man.
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Meanings and Examples of FAIR
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fair
n. a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.
a. (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 They had a little girl with fair curls, who wore a gold locket and was dressed like a princess.
2 To her, there was never but one fair side to an argument.
3 She did not want to be fair, although she knew what he said was true.
4 Oh, it wasn't fair that she should have a dead husband and a baby yelling in the next room and be out of everything that was pleasant.
5 Oh, it wasn't fair that she should have to sit here primly and be the acme of widowed dignity and propriety when she was only seventeen.
6 It wasn't fair that she must keep her voice low and her eyes cast modestly down, when men, attractive ones, too, came to their booth.
7 But our fair Southland needs every man.
8 The day came when his pale blue eyes, perfectly cognizant of his surroundings, fell upon Carreen sitting beside him, telling her rosary beads, the morning sun shining through her fair hair.
9 And we cleared a fair crop this last fall, twenty bales.
10 It wasn't fair that a reprobate like Rhett Butler should have so much and she, who carried so heavy a load, should have so little.
11 I shouldn't have expected either truth or honor or fair dealing from you, knowing you as I do.
12 She had no room in her mind for any picture save that of Ashley, lying at the feet of Yankee cavalrymen, his fair hair dappled with blood.
13 Mrs. Trenor was a tall fair woman, whose height just saved her from redundancy.
14 But, by gad, that ain't playing fair: that's dodging the rules of the game.
15 And God knows I want to be fair.
Example Sentence: (142 in 10 pages)
1 It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute.
2 All is fair in love and war.
3 It's only fair to let her know that you intend to apply.
4 It's a well-rounded article which is fair to both sides of the dispute.
5 An attorney representing a client before a court helps to make the trial fair, but the attorney is not neutral.
6 A fair employer, when arranging for the pay of a carpenter, does not try to beat him down.
7 The exhibitors at the trade fair passed out free samples to stimulate interest.
8 It's not fair the way my sister is always singled out for special treatment.
9 That trial is not fair where affection is the judge.
10 He did not receive a fair trial.
11 The men claim they did not receive a fair trial.
12 A trial must be fair and impartial.
13 The enormous publicity surrounding the case will make it very difficult to hold a fair trial.
14 He that hath a white horse and a fair wife never wants trouble.
15 This type of exam does not provide a fair test of the student's knowledge.