How to Use fair trade in a Sentence

fair trade

noun
  • So, maybe an extra six months is fair trade for a big uptick.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Keeping Dad alive was a fair trade for a sink full of dishes.
    TheWeek, 2 July 2020
  • Trump wants to force China to use fair trade practices.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 24 Sep. 2019
  • Would that make the Dolphins instant contenders and what would be a fair trade?
    Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Also, his goods are sold at Just Goods fair trade shop in Shorewood, the Waxwing on the east side, and on his website.
    May Klisch, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2020
  • If that were the case, the Russians said, Moscow might consider Bout a fair trade.
    Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Dec. 2022
  • If that were the case, the Russians said, Moscow might consider Mr. Bout a fair trade.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The donuts are then fried in organic, fair trade coconut oil.
    Meimei Fox, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022
  • Now may be a chance to turn the tide and reemerge as a champion of free and fair trade — or face a future further in doubt.
    Jamey Keaten, ajc, 11 June 2022
  • See bedding, throws and pillows that are handsome and fair trade.
    oregonlive, 21 Apr. 2021
  • Even the palm kernel oil used for the soap is certified fair trade, coming from small farms.
    Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Furthermore, when asking someone to give up their seat, the switch should be a fair trade.
    Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
  • So are these details a fair trade-off when considering the rest of the show’s bounty thus far?
    Devon Maloney, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2021
  • By this logic, the Dolphins and Raiders could be the Browns' fairest trade partners based solely on point value of picks.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 4 Apr. 2020
  • At Bloomsy Box, a bouquet is sourced from fair trade farms, wrapped in eco-friendly paper and shipped each month.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2021
  • Nguyen roasts all its fair trade coffee weekly in Brooklyn.
    Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 6 July 2020
  • If a building must be graffiti-ed to prevent the suppression of free speech, that is a fair trade.
    Sophie Lewis, CBS News, 6 June 2020
  • Seems like a pretty fair trade, said 150 million people.
    Michael Andor Brodeur, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2019
  • Beyond Barcodes offers a diverse stock of books for all ages, as well as fair trade goods like coffee and tea.
    Claire Rafford, The Indianapolis Star, 13 July 2022
  • Shop more than 50 fair trade organizations from around the world.
    Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 1 Dec. 2022
  • In terms of potential effect on society, this was not a fair trade.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Only 3% of the world’s cashew kernels can be designated as fair trade.
    Melissa Howell, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2019
  • To carry it all, the fashion house is selling a woven tote bag made in partnership with the Kenyan fair trade brand Mifuko.
    Kyle Beechey Becky Malinsky Ella Riley-Adams Jameson Montgomery Jameson Montgomery Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 4 May 2023
  • And that meant that, to exist alongside it onscreen, the Six of Crows duology was always going to have to foot the bill — but also, maybe that’s a fair trade.
    Devon Maloney, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2021
  • Sterr said the beans are supplied by high-end importers that work with fair trade farms and cooperatives.
    Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Oct. 2021
  • Not only are the products fair trade but the weavers are paid an extra commission, on top of their regular rate, for items sold.
    Caitie Kelly, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • Joseph Stiglitz, the Nobel-winning economist, noted that the US is guilty of erecting some of these barriers to fair trade.
    Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Climate change, North Korea, fair trade and more are also on the president's agenda.
    Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 14 Nov. 2022
  • There’s a bag of straight up beans in here: Organic, single origin, fair trade ones from Oaxaca.
    Lauren Joseph, Bon Appétit, 13 Nov. 2022
  • About an hour and a quarter from Downtown Cincinnati, the village is home to lots of little shops selling fair trade, handmade and vintage items.
    Shauna Steigerwald, Cincinnati.com, 8 May 2018

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