Fancy example sentences

Related (12): elaborate, ornate, upscale, desire, want, attraction, preference, stylish, decorative, sophisticated, whim, inclination

"Fancy" Example Sentences

  1. I don't fancy going out tonight — I'd rather stay in and watch something.
  2. She has a fancy for expensive Italian shoes, which her husband finds ridiculous.
  3. The restaurant looked too fancy for us, so we grabbed pizza instead.
  4. Do you fancy a coffee, or are you good?
  5. He showed up in some fancy car that nobody recognized.
  6. I never fancy the idea of public speaking, but I do it anyway.
  7. The wedding was incredibly fancy — like, ice sculptures and a live orchestra.
  8. My mom doesn't fancy change, so she's still using the same phone from 2015.
  9. They serve fancy appetizers at those gallery openings, but honestly they're mostly just tiny.
  10. I fancy myself a decent cook, but my partner would probably disagree.
  11. The hotel lobby was all marble and chandeliers — way too fancy for a quick overnight.
  12. Does he fancy her, or are they just friends?
  13. She wore this fancy dress to the grocery store and I couldn't stop laughing.
  14. I don't fancy the odds of that plan working out.
  15. The new office has fancy standing desks and a meditation room.
  16. He's always going on about fancy restaurants, but he can't actually cook.
  17. Do you fancy trying that new place downtown, or should we stick with our usual?
  18. The proposal was fancy enough to make everyone cry — rose petals, the whole thing.
  19. I never fancy admitting when I'm wrong, but here we are.
  20. They put on a fancy dinner party and invited like thirty people.
  21. She doesn't fancy being the center of attention, which is why she hates her new job.
  22. The car was fancy, sure, but it broke down after two weeks.
  23. I fancy a walk along the beach if the weather holds up.
  24. His apartment is decorated with all these fancy art pieces he bought at auctions.
  25. Do you fancy yourself an expert on this, or are you just guessing?
  26. The school organized a fancy gala to raise money for the library.
  27. I don't fancy the thought of flying during a thunderstorm.
  28. She came home with fancy groceries — truffle oil, aged balsamic, the works.
  29. He said he didn't fancy the job offer because the commute was too long.
  30. The restaurant had fancy plating, but the food was honestly underwhelming.

Common Phrases

  1. fancy a drink
  2. fancy yourself
  3. take a fancy to
  4. get fancy
  5. fancy dress
  6. fancy free
  7. fancy that
  8. fancy pants
  9. too fancy for
  10. fancy up

Examples by Level

A1
  1. Do you fancy ice cream?
  2. That dress is very fancy.
A2
  1. I don't fancy going to the party tonight.
  2. The hotel was too fancy for our budget.
B1
  1. She's always going on about fancy restaurants, but she never actually goes to them.
  2. I fancy myself a decent cook, though my friends might disagree.
B2
  1. He didn't fancy the job offer despite the impressive salary — something about the company culture didn't sit right.
  2. The wedding was unnecessarily fancy, all ice sculptures and imported champagne, when what people really wanted was good food and genuine conversation.
C1
  1. She'd never had a fancy for the trappings of wealth, preferring instead the quiet satisfaction of intellectual pursuits and genuine friendships.
  2. What he had a fancy for most was the illusion of control — the belief that if he just planned carefully enough, chaos could be kept at bay.
C2
  1. There's something almost tragic about watching someone fancy themselves an artist when they lack the discipline or vision to back it up.
  2. She'd taken a fancy to the idea that suffering ennobled the soul, a romantic notion she clung to even as it slowly destroyed her.

Examples by Scenario

🏠 Everyday Life
  1. I don't fancy the walk to the store in this rain — maybe I'll just order it online.
  2. My neighbor showed up with a fancy new bike and spent an hour telling me about the gears.
💼 Workplace
  1. The boss wanted to do a fancy team-building retreat, but nobody was excited about it.
  2. She doesn't fancy the new open office layout — she misses having her own desk.
📊 Business
  1. The company decided to fancy up their branding, which cost way more than expected.
  2. Our competitor's fancy marketing campaign didn't translate into actual sales.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
  1. I saw this fancy coffee maker online, but I'm not sure if it's worth the price.
  2. Do you fancy the blue one or the black one? They're basically the same but the blue is fancier.
✈️ Travel
  1. The hotel advertised itself as fancy, but the rooms were tiny and the wifi didn't work.
  2. We decided to fancy it up for our anniversary and booked the suite instead of the standard room.
📚 Education
  1. The teacher used fancy vocabulary that half the class didn't understand.
  2. My daughter came home saying she doesn't fancy math anymore, which is concerning since it's only October.
❤️ Relationships
  1. He wanted to do something fancy for our anniversary, so he made reservations at that restaurant we've been talking about.
  2. She doesn't fancy being told what to do, which makes any kind of planning with her basically impossible.
📰 News / Politics
  1. The politician's fancy speech about unity rang hollow given his voting record.
  2. The media gave the scandal a fancy name to make it sound less serious than it actually was.
💻 Technology
  1. The new phone has all these fancy features I'll probably never use.
  2. He has a fancy for thinking himself a tech expert, but he can't even set up his own printer.
📝 Formal Writing
  1. The report employed fancy statistical methods to obscure what was essentially a straightforward decline in performance.
  2. While the proposal contained fancy projections, the underlying assumptions were questionable at best.

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