dandy

Example Sentences

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All seemed just dandy until both eagles left their nest unattended, and ravens swooped in.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Divided by competing urges to “join in and stand out,” the dandy exaggerates style to the point of satire and social impertinence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Yet he acquired a reputation as a dandy, a clever humorist and an intellectual showman, distinctly apolitical and seemingly a man of no convictions.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2025

You may be a dandy dealmaker and a nifty negotiator, but you’ve got a bargaining habit that you should really curb.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

The next trick the old fellow pulled was a dandy.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls