fine and dandy
Example Sentences
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It was fine and dandy to meet a bunch of people around the world as they faced weird happenings, but where were the creatures, the cool spaceships, the explosions?
From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2023
The former Europe and North America editor shared the news on the podcast Beeb Watch, telling ex-colleague Roger Bolton he was "fine and dandy" but his voice was "rather strange and weak".
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2022
Two years into COVID, I’ve been thinking, “Nothing will ever go back to normal,” but on TV, corporate America tells me everything is fine and dandy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2022
Its message is a fine and dandy one, but it’s delivered not by Pony Express, but a herd of thundering buffalo.
From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022
“We’re just fine and dandy, thank you. And what work is it you do now?”
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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