fancying
Example Sentences
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Just two days earlier, I’d been on the slopes in Vermont fancying myself a paragon of wellness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
As we enter the busiest period of the season, there will be a lot of teams still fancying their chances of making a push for Europe.
From BBC • Nov. 25, 2024
But the narrator—technologically astute and, by proxy, fancying herself a savvy reader of people—discerns the clandestine love story.
From Slate • May 27, 2024
While it’s not particularly difficult to find a film you’re fancying at any given moment, it’s not particularly easy, either.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
“How I could so long a time be fancying myself!...” cried Harriet, warmly.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
