dandy

Example Sentences

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I hate the Patriots, and I hate doing this, and maybe down deep I’m thinking, given my prediction record, if I pick them they’ll lose and wouldn’t that be dandy?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Wherever the crowd, the dandy is always with us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

You may be a dandy dealmaker and a nifty negotiator, but you’ve got a bargaining habit that you should really curb.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

“I’ve got a dandy of a recital present for you. Better than flowers.”

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman