Fancy example sentences
Related (12): elaborate, ornate, upscale, desire, want, attraction, preference, stylish, decorative, sophisticated, whim, inclination
"Fancy" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- fancy a drink
- fancy yourself
- take a fancy to
- get fancy
- fancy dress
- fancy free
- fancy that
- fancy pants
- too fancy for
- fancy up
Examples by Level
A1
- Do you fancy ice cream?
- That dress is very fancy.
A2
- I don't fancy going to the party tonight.
- The hotel was too fancy for our budget.
B1
- She's always going on about fancy restaurants, but she never actually goes to them.
- I fancy myself a decent cook, though my friends might disagree.
B2
- He didn't fancy the job offer despite the impressive salary — something about the company culture didn't sit right.
- The wedding was unnecessarily fancy, all ice sculptures and imported champagne, when what people really wanted was good food and genuine conversation.
C1
- She'd never had a fancy for the trappings of wealth, preferring instead the quiet satisfaction of intellectual pursuits and genuine friendships.
- 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
- There's something almost tragic about watching someone fancy themselves an artist when they lack the discipline or vision to back it up.
- 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
- I don't fancy the walk to the store in this rain — maybe I'll just order it online.
- My neighbor showed up with a fancy new bike and spent an hour telling me about the gears.
💼 Workplace
- The boss wanted to do a fancy team-building retreat, but nobody was excited about it.
- She doesn't fancy the new open office layout — she misses having her own desk.
📊 Business
- The company decided to fancy up their branding, which cost way more than expected.
- Our competitor's fancy marketing campaign didn't translate into actual sales.
🛒 Buying / Shopping
- I saw this fancy coffee maker online, but I'm not sure if it's worth the price.
- Do you fancy the blue one or the black one? They're basically the same but the blue is fancier.
✈️ Travel
- The hotel advertised itself as fancy, but the rooms were tiny and the wifi didn't work.
- We decided to fancy it up for our anniversary and booked the suite instead of the standard room.
📚 Education
- The teacher used fancy vocabulary that half the class didn't understand.
- My daughter came home saying she doesn't fancy math anymore, which is concerning since it's only October.
❤️ Relationships
- He wanted to do something fancy for our anniversary, so he made reservations at that restaurant we've been talking about.
- She doesn't fancy being told what to do, which makes any kind of planning with her basically impossible.
📰 News / Politics
- The politician's fancy speech about unity rang hollow given his voting record.
- The media gave the scandal a fancy name to make it sound less serious than it actually was.
💻 Technology
- The new phone has all these fancy features I'll probably never use.
- He has a fancy for thinking himself a tech expert, but he can't even set up his own printer.
📝 Formal Writing
- The report employed fancy statistical methods to obscure what was essentially a straightforward decline in performance.
- While the proposal contained fancy projections, the underlying assumptions were questionable at best.