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fancy-free

[fan-see-free] / ˈfæn siˈfri /


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He left in 2016, spending his days footloose and fancy-free at the Oakland Zoo.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022

This week had been spirit week at Robb Elementary, and Tuesday was foot loose and fancy-free day, with the kids encouraged to wear their fanciest footwear.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2022

Bella always described her mom as sort of fancy-free and superfun, but Edward sees the way Renée reverses roles and makes Bella into the caregiver, and isn’t really on board with it.

From Slate • Aug. 7, 2020

The true danger of human nature is to idealize anything that’s already happened, be it the repressive 1950s or fancy-free Clinton era.

From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2016

How can I sing light-souled and fancy-free, When my loved lord no longer smiles on me?

From Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Second Series by Brown, Horatio Robert Forbes




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