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How to use fare in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb

Fare means a going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage. Example: “The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.”

Examples of fare by meaning

nounFood and drink.

  • But the others are all easy and jovial—thinking about the good fare that is soon to be eaten, about the hired fly, about anything.”1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XVI, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC
  • Bell pushes labelled "Steward" proved to be more than ornamental, even though gassy mineral waters may not be the ideal fare for a narrow-gauge journey.1958 July, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 452

nounSupplies for consumption or pleasure.

  • The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.
  • Just another channel that offers the usual fare of makeover programs and reruns of old sitcoms.

verbTo experience luck, fortune or treatment (of a certain kind).

  • She fared badly in the accident.
  • Did you fare well in the exam?
  • There are many discomforting gaps in statistics about the book trades generally, but the reprint sector fares worst—it has no statistical summary or trend reports based on factual evidence.1972, Carol A. Nemeyer, Scholarly Reprint Publishing in the United States, New York, N.Y.: R. R. Bowker Co., →ISBN, page 8

verbTo proceed or progress (in a certain way).

  • We will continue to monitor how the hurricane fares against projected models.

verbTo happen or occur (in a certain way).

  • We shall see how it fares with him.

verbTo go; to travel.

  • Behold! A knight fares forth.

More sentences with fare

  • She poured him into a taxi and handed the driver the fare.From the entry pour
  • Pray tell us, how will they fare while you are away?From the entry pray tell
  • They were faring in the jungle, when in a stound they fell among a band of thugs.From the entry fall among
  • The heady pace of manufacturing stands in contrast to some of the recent news on how consumers are faring.From the entry heady
  • That meanie wouldn't even lend me the bus fare.From the entry meanie
  • Yet if you invest to hold rail fares, it's seen as subsidy."2025 May 28, Ben Plowden talks to Anthony Lambert, “The railway is an essential public service”, in RAIL, number 1036, page 33. From the entry foregone
  • It's a fair cop - or should that be a fare cop?2024 April 17, “Rural railways: do they deliver?”, in RAIL, number 1007, page 57. From the entry kick off
  • The boorish, antidemocratic fare seems unlikely to help him in the real world.2024 August 29, Eric Lutz, “Donald Trump Wants To Make The World A Right-Wing Meme”, in Radhika Jones, editor, Vanity Fair, New York…. From the entry meme-speak
  • Fares would have to increase significantly beyond affordability to cover the costs of lightly used services.2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 47. From the entry affordability
  • And the fewer the people using the Tube, the lower the fare revenue.2022 March 23, Paul Clifton, “Londoners pay the price”, in RAIL, number 953, page 49. From the entry self-defeating
  • The lower the fare revenue, the sterner the job cuts could be.2022 March 23, Paul Clifton, “Londoners pay the price”, in RAIL, number 953, page 49. From the entry self-defeating
  • Fare box income was £1.5 billion, a reduction from £2.8 billion two years ago.2022 January 12, 'Industry Insider', “Treasury demands cutbacks”, in RAIL, number 948, page 68. From the entry fare box
  • The UK's fares 'system' is a shark-infested murky pool that is 'under review'.2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 42. From the entry shark-infested
  • But with income from fares largely wiped out, it has come at a price.2020 July 15, Mike Brown talks to Paul Clifton, “Leading London's "hidden heroes"”, in Rail, page 42. From the entry cap in hand
  • "Passengers are sick to their back teeth of paying for boardroom largesse and eye-watering fares."2019 December 18, Andrew Roden, “Rail fares to rise by an average of 2.7% in January”, in Rail, page 17. From the entry sick to the back teeth
  • Classic bistro fare—including quiche Lorraine and vols-au-vent—make for a light lunch comme il faut.2016, Cancún & the Riviera Maya with Cozumel & the Best of the Yucatán, 4th edition, Fodor’s Travel, →ISBN, page 147. From the entry vol-au-vent
  • Fare they then on their way: come at day-meal time to the farmstead of Thorfinn.2016, E. R. Eddison, Egil's Saga. From the entry daymeal
  • This is one of the reasons why Indian street fare like chaats and rolls has gained popularity.2016 March 31, Dr Ramesh Kumar Miryala, Dr Jayaprakash Narayana Gade, “Gastronomic Tourism – An Effective Marketing Tool for Indian…. From the entry naanwich
  • In time The Simpsons would, indeed, resort to spoofing such decidedly non-spooktacular fare like E.T and Mr.2012 April 29, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired…. From the entry iconic
  • For this faring is base but necessary for my strategies, I fully admit it!2011, David L. Birdsall, Harbingers of Redoubts. From the entry heartworthy
  • In this context, women fared as best they could, often becoming helpmates in their men’s criminal activities.2011, Fred W. Viehe, “The Underworld Never Seemed So Fair: Women as Pirates, G’hals, Mafiosas and Gangsteristas”, in The International…. From the entry mafiosa
  • Clay doesn't fare so well, and quickly sweeps the whole room, even checking behind his back.2008–2021, qntm, “We Need To Talk About Fifty-Five”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 13. From the entry sweep
  • Pretty much all of the train operating companies have announced huge fare increases.2008 January 6, Rod Liddle, “Bring back British Rail, all is forgiven”, in Sunday Times, UK, retrieved 28 Apr 2025. From the entry pretty much
  • Like most traditional Scottish cooking, Cullen skink is simple, rib-sticking fare made from a handful of ingredients.2007, “Soups and Salads”, in 1001 Foods to Die For, Kansas City, Mo.: Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, page 124. From the entry Cullen skink
  • Menu items might remind you of the fare you'd find in a superhip Los Angeles restaurant.2004, Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince, Frommer's Paris 2005. From the entry superhip
  • Good hearty Zamoran and Castilian fare at reasonable prices, with a pleasant terrace outside.2004, Mary-Ann Gallagher, Andy Symington, Footprint Spain, page 181. From the entry Zamoran
  • All expenses were to be paid, including air fares and hotel bills.2004, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Pete Grant, Blowing the Blues: Fifty Years Playing the British Blues, page 122. From the entry facility trip
  • At WLRN Wagner's crisp BBC-esque tone dovetails with the highbrow fare of National Public Radio.2004 October 14, Carl Juste, “British in Miami wade in 'wa-der'”, in The Miami Herald, page 4C. From the entry BBC-esque
  • There’s a wide selection of lighter fare to clear the palate.2000, Karen Munro, “Uncanny Camp”, in The Lesbian Review of Books, volume 6, number 3, Review of The Ghost of Carmen Miranda and Other…. From the entry superstraight
  • Fare evasion was the biggest broken window in the transit system.1998, William J. Bratton, Peter Knobler, Turnaround: How America's Top Cop Reversed the Crime Epidemic, page 152. From the entry broken window

Meaning of fare

  1. noun A going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.
  2. noun Money paid for a transport ticket.
  3. noun A paying passenger, especially in a taxi.

Full definition of fare

Questions about fare in a sentence

How do you use fare in a sentence?
Fare is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The television channel tended to broadcast unremarkable downmarket fare.”
What is a short sentence with fare?
“Behold! A knight fares forth.”
What does fare mean?
Fare means a going; journey; travel; voyage; course; passage.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: fare (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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