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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
