fancy - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • take: But here she took the fancy of the dashing, handsome and extravagant Prince of Wales - then only 21 years old.

Modifies a noun

  • dress: Everyone will be dressed in fancy dress or brightly colored clothes.
  • footwork: Yes, that's right, Salsa - complete with all the fancy footwork.
  • costume: Hire Costumes Fancy dress costumes, browse through our hire quality fancy dress costumes.
  • calculator: Some fancy calculators have a ` ` ^ ' ' key that does the same thing.
  • goldfish: This is often a problem with fancy goldfish whose abdominal cavity is tightly packed.
  • diamond: Natural fancy colored diamonds command very high prices, especially the more more popular colors.

Modifying Another Word

  • ever: Ever fancy the thought of running your own business from home?
  • quite: And you know what worries me - I quite fancy having a real go at it!
  • rather: Rather fancy things that seem to give off an incredable amount of smoke.

Noun used with modifier

  • Anyone: Kustom PC's Forums General Sport Anyone fancy a Kustom World Cup 2006 Compo?
  • anybody: Baby Kudos Seahorse Fry 06/06/06 No Hi, anybody fancy a challenge?
  • I: Staples Online doesn't have anything I fancy, nor does IKEA.
  • nothing: An ordinary contract arose by correspondence - nothing fancy; no standard forms of contract.
  • anyone: There is a new US based weather site purely for skydiving; anyone fancy doing the same for the UK?
  • anything: Staples Online doesn't have anything I fancy, nor does IKEA.

Used with adjective complement

  • don't: Itâs you thatâs the problem, I donât fancy you.
  • do: Don't fancy Cole in the air against Stevie G or Crouch!

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