fancy
Example Sentences
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In short, the Cassidy-Kaine proposal is a flight of fancy.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026
The fancy buckets are expensive to produce, but Cinemark considers them worthwhile because they augment popcorn and soda sales, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
There’s a fancy name for this: solar geoengineering.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The reason is that the sport’s fancy new automated ball-strike system couldn’t function without it—which means that the days of players embellishing their heights for posterity are officially over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
I’ll be honest, I’m not sure I even fancy going swimming with that crowd, but it’s better than being left out.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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