fancy
Example Sentences
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Pearce believed it was one of at least a pair and would have decorated the carriage of someone with enough money to commission "a fancy vehicle".
From BBC
A fancy soap and a pair of high-end socks are the kind of treats that are rarely unwelcome.
From MarketWatch
Not long ago, the Los-Angeles-based company’s fresh bowls of fancy salads were all the rage, and its shares soared on hopes that salad-slinging robots could make it more profitable.
From Los Angeles Times
Just hours before this latest backtracking, the Health Secretary Wes Streeting – who'd quite fancy being prime minister himself one day – said it was important the government "gets it right first time".
From BBC
“I’ve seen something like it before, but I’ve never worn such a fancy, newfangled thing. I’m afraid it might strangle me.”
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.