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

I hate the Patriots, and I hate doing this, and maybe down deep I’m thinking, given my prediction record, if I pick them they’ll lose and wouldn’t that be dandy?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 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

The dandy, it turns out, is a local teenage fan of Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot who just happened to be at a real crime scene.

From BBC • Nov. 9, 2025

Which was fine and dandy for her, I guess, if she wasn’t going to get punished for it!

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver