fancy
Example Sentences
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It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
“I view myself as an average Joe. I don’t have to have a fancy car. I don’t have to have the greatest TV,” said Shilling, who is 58.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
There’s a fancy name for this: solar geoengineering.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
So the Armstrong team employed a series of tests involving fancy scales and gently tipping the capsule.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026
They stood on the courthouse steps with friends, Mom in a simple yellow dress instead of a fancy white one.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
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