Examples of “carnival” in a Sentence

noun A festive public celebration, often with parades, music, costumes, and dancing, traditionally held before Lent.

• Dancers in feathered costumes filled the streets during the carnival parade.
• Rio's carnival draws millions of visitors every year.
• The whole town shuts down for carnival week.

noun A traveling fair with rides, games, and food stalls.

• A small carnival came to the field with a carousel and a candyfloss stall.
• We won a goldfish at a game stall at the carnival.
• The kids begged to go on the Ferris wheel at the carnival.

noun A chaotic, colorful, or overblown situation or spectacle.

• The school sports day became a carnival of chaos when it started pouring.
• Their wedding was a carnival of music, laughter and far too much food.
• The trial turned into a media carnival.