fancy
Example Sentences
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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've taken Bear for a fancy high tea - he had his own one," she laughed.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
And our aforementioned hike to Machu Picchu, we have a documentary about that, that will be premiering at a fancy festival at some point in the near-future.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
And with that, Upton left, mad enough to bust his fancy gold buttons.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
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