fancier

Example Sentences

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“They know exactly how to get something out of the cheapest models possible. When they get into trouble, they temporarily jump up to a higher price point with a fancier model.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

In general, the growing popularity of cold brews among young people could be seen as an example of so-called 'premiumisation', where businesses make their products look fancier to justify higher prices.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

“They branded software engineers to be fancier and called them members of technical staff,” Rechtman said.

From MarketWatch • May 9, 2026

Stretch the night in one or two directions—bigger in scope, richer in ingredients or a little fancier in presentation.

From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026

Generally, academic labs sound much fancier than they are; often they are windowless rooms, cubbyholes, and former closets dug out and jerry-rigged by cash-strapped researchers, but this one is different.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel