| 单词 | fancy |
| 例句 | Its shimmering waterspouts looked more like fancy glass sculptures than liquid. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z He agreed that the US program should be ramped up to recover the American lead in nuclear weaponry, but he thought his visitors’ fancies had far outrun the practicality of the Super. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Everybody thinks a trout is hard to catch because of all the fancy gear and flies and lines sold for trout fishing, but, honestly, they are easier to catch than any other fish. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “They like to have cars. They like stereo speakers that are fancy. They like to go skiing. They like to wear good jewelry.” Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “They call me Mr. Malone around here. I’ve never been to such a fancy resort.” The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Biddy was having herself a high ole time pretending she be some kind of fancy lady. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Charlie squeals when she sees her full name in fancy letters on a card by her plate. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z He took me to a fancy Italian restaurant in Brooklyn, and he looked nervous, fidgeting with his hands. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z And Frank was the perfect coach, weighing up the odds, asking if I fancied my chances, and telling me to go for it. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z It was as if the Changs had run flat life through a fancy new sewing machine, and seen it emerge smocked. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, well, fancy that. Another moment and we’d have been buried for good and all. Never part with that clasp, my friend. It’s a true treasure.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t fancy the idea of fighting us, perhaps, and the others killed him when he said so.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “Sometimes, when I walk along the corridor here, I fancy I hear her just behind me. That quick, light footstep. I could not mistake it anywhere. And in the minstrels’ gallery above the hall. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It has fancy paper that is thick and yellow, with golden flowers designed in the corners. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “You just don’t want your brand-new fancy high school friends to know your brother’s a freak!” Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z “And look at you now, going to your fancy colegio, living in your fancy hotel. Nothing stops you! You have as much spunk as ever, little sister.” The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The kids bend trees and bounce between cars and dangle upside down from knees and almost break like fancy museum vases you can’t replace. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z Chandeliers with Pleiades Corp’s signature color, royal purple, illuminating the faces of actors in fancy clothes, holding martini glasses and smiling as they stared out at a fake nebula. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z All the girls are wearing the exact same plaid skirt, white blouse, and navy-blue blazer with a fancy crest. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Twenty dollars seems like a huge amount of money to me, but Sophia is a fancy sort of woman. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z From behind an ornate Myrish screen carved with flowers and fancies and dreaming maidens, they peered unseen into a common room where an old man was playing a cheerful air on the pipes. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Set after set of the Queen’s fireworks exploded over the roofs of the city, over Canvastown, over the mansions that held the King’s subjects in their ball gowns and fancy dress uniforms. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba kept choking him until the young mother, the one the Russian officer had fancied, begged him to stop. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He looked ridiculous with the giant, fancy box creaking back and forth on the chain around his neck. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z He had probably covered an opening and was grabbing a late dinner with the gallery owners at some fancy place on their dime. Burning Blue 2012-10-25T00:00:00Z Imagining you drinking cold, bubbly soda in a nice, fancy palace and burping louder than Muthu ever could. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z They were nice pens, artist quality and fancy. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z We happened to be going by at the moment a fancy limo arrived. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z It was a warehouse, basically, and not the fancy, romantic sort of warehouse hipsters might one day turn into lofts. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was just back from Baltimore for a visit in his slick ’36 Chevy and fancy clothes. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Each time this happens, even now, the nuns beam and kiss my cheek and shake my hand and give me fancy certificates that Maman plasters on the cardboard wall at home. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been talking some ten minutes when Michel fancied he heard a bell. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z We had to walk six whole blocks in the snow to the fancy grocery store to get them all, which you’d think wouldn’t be worth it, but Dad said it would be. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z “Everyone, and I mean everyone, is going to be there. It’s at this fancy loft in the West Loop.” I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You know those white schools are all fancy as hell.” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z Someday when I got older, I would have to learn to make fancy onigiri too, or nobody would marry me. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z All the sudden Jimmy Blassingame’s face popped out of the hole that had the fancy three writ underneath it, the last hole on the right in the top row. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z “You know what? With all that fancy education, you sure know how to keep it original.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z We don’t have to dress all fancy this time, but I wear one of Daddy’s ties anyway. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “It’s not fancy like American medicine, I know, just an old remedy my mother taught me.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Well, fancy that. You know all their names? I usually forget them soon after I've made them up.” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The club’s a low, white building with prickle bushes around it, not nearly so fancy as folks talk about it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne ménagère, going and coming as it suited her fancy, and, so far as she was able, lending herself to any passing caprice. The Awakening 1899-04-22T00:00:00Z “A fancy fortune-teller with a bunch of college degrees. He uses science and computers to predict the future. He can tell you what’s going to happen in ten, twenty years.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z However many dreams she had navigated, whatever chimerical fancies she had witnessed, she had never interacted. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z She had cut fancy shapes of stars out to sew on the sides. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a journal too, with one of those fancy ribbons attached to the spine to mark your place. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Dad says, “Nothing fancy for me. I’m beat.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z He had refused fancy clothes or makeup for this interview. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z In her arms were three large garment bags made of what looked like fancy yet sturdy materials. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z He was wearing another fancy shirt, red with long white fringe hanging from the shoulders. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z He was wearing a fancy suit and his eyebrow had been waxed so it looked as shiny as his eyes. The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z And I sure as hell fancied Dawn Madden. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z A large and fancy N and a fancy z with a tail. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z I just needed everybody to know that the fancy, white-black boy wasn't all that. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Reggie got a job with the National Basketball Association’s Utah Jazz, taking drink orders in a fancy club at the arena. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I walked over to the sink and leaned down to open the cupboard and sift through the fancy plates and serving dishes. Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z At the hotel we’ve hosted big, fancy lunch- eons and dinners before, but nothing quite this big. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was closed for a couple of years, and then out of nowhere, it seemed, it became a fancy restaurant. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The powerful spheres were usually reserved for motors and big machines, but up here, tiny Jade orbs twinkled in the windows of fancy shops and cafes. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z He could fly her to Italy and get fancy gelato. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z I bring some of the fancy food from that cocktail party up to the roof in a small container. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Sixteen people at dinner didn’t sound very fun, even with such fancy dishes to eat off of. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I could tell it wasn’t Henrietta’s because it wasn’t glass; it was like a fancy organic brown chicken egg that rich people buy at the store. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer 2015-05-12T00:00:00Z When he arrived in the middle of November, he had his Jamaican wardrobe: shorts, short-sleeve shirts, and a few pairs of slacks for fancy occasions. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Soon’s as my foot hit the floor of the ferry, a man in a fancy u-nee-form, wearing white gloves, stuck his hand out to me and said to me, “Watch your step, sir!” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It was the fanciest bar in Welch, with a picture window, a grill that served hamburgers and french fries, and a pinball machine. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Later that day, I took Barack to lunch at the fancy restaurant on the first floor of our office building, a place packed with well-groomed bankers and lawyers power lunching over meals priced like dinners. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Daughter of Thunder, Aru noted grumpily, sounded like a fancy name for a horse. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Swanlake Village wasn’t a fancy place at all, just a regular old neighborhood. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z Ms. Rannells and Georgie headed off to a morning of fancy dresses, and the guys went to explore the world’s best literature. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z He takes a swill from his bottle and says, “I fancy a bath. You game?” Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The men are in workers’ clothes, not fancy establishment garb. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z She’s dressed in a fancy tweed suit as she stands over a pot of bubbling hot water. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z It’s a chain restaurant, serving food that has the trappings of being fancy. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z He used such fancy words, but she knew he wasn’t using words to make fun of her. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z As she listened amused, the others silently stole away and Hera could come to no conclusion as to where Zeus’s wandering fancy had alighted. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “But they’re my favorite kind. If you eat them slow and close your eyes, you can pretend it’s dessert from some fancy restaurant.” Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z Sometimes he placed a ring on his finger or put a necklace around the neck of a maid who happened to take his fancy. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z The root of the word is that for zoo, because the zodiacal constellations, like Leo, are mainly fancied to be animals. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman is wearing all white, as if she's going to a fancy boat party, and uses her sunglasses to push back her long, shiny hair. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “You ate something bad on that trip yesterday? I told you about trying new food. They probably took you to some fancy restaurant, ’round all them white folks, and you ain’t know how to act!” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z And everyone else won’t have fancy poster boards with foam letters that make my flimsy piece of newsprint that the teacher gave me look like gray toilet paper. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z I ask her where she’s from and she answers with practice a certain fancy neighborhood in Seoul, and then offers other facts I might want to hear: she’s twenty-two, a college graduate, a good cook. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Even his fancy red hat was flecked with mud. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z You have a giant house somewhere in fancy France. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They get it divided into rows of long parts in very intricate patterns so their heads end up looking like balls of dark wool made of a hundred pieces, very fancily stitched together. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z That was a fancy way of calling me a liar. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z I knew them well of course by now, but had never studied them with a view to reproducing one of them as a fancy dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Not his string of fancy lovers in the Capitol. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The more vigorously he resisted actually swimming, the more he fancied it. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z Each week I pick up more art books, storybooks, poetry books, and anything that strikes my fancy. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z She was going to have to talk to the fancy lady ghost after all. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Some of them were pretty fancy cars, too—Mercedes and the like—and there I was, in my old, patched school uniform. Facing the Lion 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z Whatever that Sanskrit number was, it looked too fancy to be a one. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “We wouldn’t have to stay in fancy places. We could take the cheapest boats and the lowest class. That’s how our father came here from Ireland. And we could go to Ireland.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z My clothes, never fancy, were her primary concern. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z It was a silvery building, nothing fancy, with plain white curtains and a carved stone owl over the doorway. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z He kept ’em hid under the floorboards wrapped up in a fancy piece of thick purple curtain that had beautiful gold tassels sewed on ’longside the fringe. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I hope to catch a glimpse of the very tops of the tall buildings, but the car is moving too fast—with its fancy seats, too-loud music, and the scent of shiny new things. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Then I had to add, "That you just got on a fancy suit, trying to front like you Usain Bolt." Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z “The Greenbrier. The Greenbrier in West Virginia. It’s very fancy and expensive.” Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z I think of all the things we might have done differently if we knew there was no water in that box—including leaving Henry in his fancy air-conditioned house. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z Arriving at the store, she walked up and down the aisles handling any object her fancy favored. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Writing it down in fancy books that get all dusty with age has lessened it, removed its power bit by bit. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z One of 'em told him that fancy restaurants paid lots of money for this baby lettuce, smaller than the regular kind, to use in rich folks' salads. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Before anyone could stop him, Beowulf unbuckled the fancy collar that Reginald wore and pressed it hard against the hand of the dog’s owner. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z Reserved, Miss Mallory would have called him—like a table at a fancy restaurant where only a select few could sit and chat. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z “Why did we come to such a fancy place?” Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z He hated that there were women and children begging in the street while criminals drove around in fancy cars. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z That evening Uncle Clancey took us to a fancy restaurant where white waiters smiled and bowed, and asked if I wanted anything. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He looks nothing like the superintendents from the fancy districts, alpha educators who dress like senior partners in law firms. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z I pictured an old church converted into a bed and breakfast—nothing fancy, just somewhere to sleep when we weren’t watching birds or chasing down leads. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z She unlocked another shed and tossed the sack containing my dolls on top of a pile of unmarked boxes and then added the bag with the fancy dresses. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z On reflection he did not fancy a second meeting with the giant Poisonteeth, whether it was alive, dead, or just pretending, as Poisonteeth often did. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z These clothes were too fancy for real Chinese people, I thought, and too strange for American parties. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z No time for fancy maneuvers, but she did know one basic command: Up. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z High was also a survivalist and fancied himself to be a karate expert. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I could not see the expression on his face, but I fancied his voice held a hint of surprise. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not fancy,” she says as we walk in. The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z The houses on Warren Street were a mix; some were modest, two or three were rather grand, with arches over the windows and fancy boot scrapers by the front door. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes in the silence of that barren country they fancied that they heard faint sounds behind them, a stone falling, or the imagined step of flapping feet on the rock. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The girl who had dressed for the fancy dress ball the night before had been left behind. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Step right up, step right up—fancy, best-quality words right here,” announced one man in a booming voice. The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z She shows us her riding helmet and fancy riding jacket, too. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z “All the better. You didn't fancy it up for me or anyone, even yourself.” Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z All of our neighbors had driveways, some with fancy, cast-iron gates. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I pulled the mystery pistol out of the fancy holster and put it in my tote sack. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I remembered the salmon lady standing by the drawing-room door with her plate of chicken, and it seemed to me a thing I must have fancied, as something that had happened very long ago. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Primadonna moves closer to me, and I look her up and down to see that she is much taller because of her fancy high heels. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Donna barges into the bedroom wearing only her fancy underwear and holding a basket filled with combs, curlers, a curling iron, a flat iron, a blow-dryer, pomades, hair lotions, and makeup. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z As we got closer to home, I realized we had both put our things into Wilfrido’s fancy bags. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z She had learned to cook some of her fancy dishes when she worked as a maid in white ladies’ kitchens on Park Hill. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I only found those Heavenly Hamburger places, where they serve giant hamburgers and soup-of-the-day and four kinds of fancy cake at a very clean counter facing a long glarey mirror. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z “Of course not, most of the people around here don’t see the problem, either. Everyone s in love with all the fancy rhetoric.” The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Aunt Petunia cooked a fancy dinner and Uncle Vernon uncorked several bottles of wine. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z I asked Lovey while she unpacked her fancy camera and started attaching the lens to die body. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z All my moments which were not consumed with efforts to escape the cold were absorbed with morbid Poe-like fancies. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The adulation seems to have an intoxicating effect on the usually grounded Wayne, sending him on an uncharacteristic flight of rhetorical fancy. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z “Fancy soap is fancy. Not meant to last.” Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d come back bragging about eating at a fancy steak restaurant. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z Cody contributed another $500 and a fancy saddle on condition the race end in his own arena. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z He smiled and turned the fancy in his mind. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very Spanishy-looking with great thick walls, arched doorways, fancy iron grillwork, stained-glass panels in the windows and tile floors in the lobby. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z They were her fancy ones, trimmed at the ankle with a specially prepared ruff of white rabbit fur. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z All this gushing adds to the myth of Kareem in my mother’s matrimonial fancy—the suitable boy, the boy with tameez, the one boy to rule them all. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z I went downstairs to find my dad already bellied up to a table, slurping coffee and polishing his fancy binoculars. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The yellow art deco building must have been pretty fancy when it opened, but now graffiti covered the outside walls, and the cracked mirrors in the lobby were held together with duct tape. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His hat wasn’t a cop hat or a soldier hat, it was the kind of cap men wore who drive fancy cars for rich folks. Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z I figured she was getting some money to pay Mr. Leroy, but when she came back she was holding on to a fancy carved box. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She took a fancy to Mademoiselle, and amused her very much with odd stories of her life in France, when Amy sat with her while she got up Madame’s laces. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls out a sheet of fancy blue stationery. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Colonel Fitzwilliam seemed really glad to see them; anything was a welcome relief to him at Rosings; and Mrs. Collins’s pretty friend had moreover caught his fancy very much. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Mom got him a carton of menthol cigarettes with a fancy new Zippo lighter. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Mr. Leroy put his hand on his side and I saw he was wearing the Preacher’s fancy holster and mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I headed out of the tent wearing my fancy rosette. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z In his uniform, with all the different pads he fancied, he looked a little like Robo Cop. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z A coffee shop, a fancy restaurant, an old movie theater converted into a fitness center, a dry cleaners, another coffee shop, a clothing boutique, a sushi restaurant, and so on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “It’s...in some kind of fancy wooden box, carved or something, but I can’t see more than that.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z In the pre-hostage crisis days, you could easily walk into the Social Security office, wait in line, fill out a form, and get a fancy blue card. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He'd had a fancy lately that fellows were rather fighting shy of him. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z “Know how to use one of these? Not as fancy as a circular saw.” The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z But the woman simply adjusted her fancy hat and ignored Ophie, as though Ophie were the ghost and not the other way around. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z He loves to gather words the way Axel loves to gather clues, the way Ray loves to chase squirrels, the way Byrd loves her flowers, and Emmett loves his fancy foods. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z She was back in her fancy dress, and the blood trailing from the wound on her throat looked more like the vibrant, fashionable scarf Ophie had originally mistaken it for. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It was so fancy ’cause Ma had bought it offen a woman who is the cousin of George Washington. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z Look closely, and you’ll see that one font has fancy “serifs,” that is, finishing strokes on the letters. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I’ve been writing since the sixth grade, when my mom bought me a fancy gold journal that came with the smallest lock and key I’d ever seen. Watch Us Rise 2019-02-12T00:00:00Z Salim put on the fancy walk, just like a girl. The London Eye Mystery 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z Wide brimmed and narrow, some tall, some not, some fancy, some colorful, some plaid, some plain. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “Breakfast isn’t sitting too well, and I don’t fancy throwing up halfway through being whipped.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But there were plenty of days when they didn’t bother getting fancy, pairing one of Carrie’s old skirts with a T-shirt and kneesocks. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z They were laughter on hot city nights hot milk on cold city mornings, good food and good times fancy dancing and soul music. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z Around the corner of a fancy brick building with ivy growing up the walls. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “What a tiresome person Lady Crowan is. Do you really believe all the people round here are talking and dreaming of nothing but a fancy dress ball at Manderley?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Yes! We got invited to this fancy dinner party on account of saving so many folks at the lecture a couple of weeks ago.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Doritos had caused Tamika to vomit....Fig was vomiting...and it was always right after he ate his fancy diabetes food.... Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z He had bought more fancy clothes from the colored emporium, she noted with pleasure, a dark suit that fit him well. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Having arrived in America, she found she did not fancy the southern ports to which she was taken — Savannah, Charleston, and New-York — and so, finally, she reached Boston. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It almost looks like a really fancy pen. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Or the guy was driving a fancy car with pretty girls in it. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Mabel clapped her hands and did something fancy with her feet. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z A very fancy car with a shiny new paint job screeched up to the curb. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Then there was this fancy restaurant in Ann Arbor where I got a job waiting tables. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Elegant ambassadors with their fancy wives on their arms pick snacks off silver trays. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z We’d trekked through auditoriums all over the country, eaten more fast food than we ever wanted to, and shown up for fancy fund-raisers at homes so opulent we’d had to actively keep ourselves from gawking. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I responded that it was merely a fancy head, and hurried it beneath the other sheets. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Candice had dressed up a little, though not as fancy as she would have back at home. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z The Herman W. Block Memorial Library sounds like it would be a big fancy place, but it’s not. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “Maybe not. Only the Lord knows about that. Come into the house before they take a fancy to you. Who knows what Mr. Heron’s told them about your brother.” My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Unfortunately, they did notice the large, fancy metal box hung around his neck with a chain. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The legend took hold in Berkeley that this fancy was born in the Lawrence brothers’ neutron treatment of their own mother. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z His interest in fabulous beasts was encouraged by his mother, who was an enthusiastic breeder of fancy Hippogriffs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Staring up at the fancy stone archway, I wondered how long it would take me to get kicked out of this place. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z I used my fancy shirt sleeve to wipe ’em clean. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z But they really did not notice me, and when the teacher floated across the floor and finished in an arabesque my fancy was taken. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “And Vaisey off too, he’s their best goal scorer, I didn’t fancy — hey!” he said suddenly, freezing halfway through pulling on his Keeper’s gloves and staring at Harry. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It was well to have a comfort in store on Harriet’s behalf, though it might be wise to let the fancy touch it seldom; for evil in that quarter was at hand. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z All her life, her crushes had been from afar; she’d never had the courage to speak to any of the boys who caught her fancy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I'm in the middle of a good people-watching spot, on a busy block of fancy stores. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z "Homes, you know it costs money just to apply to them fancy schools." How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z It was pretty fancy, with big houses with outdoor fireplaces and big front yards and pillars and stuff. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z She had meant to ask his, or at least what he was doing in her house, but, as before, he’d gotten the better of her with his fancy talk and quick mind. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d been drawing ever since Hazel knew him, and for his birthday last year she’d gotten him this big fancy black sketchbook. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z I don’t care if he has a fancy job, and I don’t care if he ends up applying to Yale. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Well, the simplest thing with a bunch of fancy words and mile-long sentences. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The Rupp family were Roman Catholics, the Clutters, Methodist—a fact that should in itself be sufficient to terminate whatever fancies she and this boy might have of some day marrying. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z The dining tables had a candle with fresh flowers and the napkins folded in the fanciest way. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was wearing a fancy white uniform with gold fringe epaulets and a breast of medals like an actor playing a part. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z She was still angry with Trotter for bursting in on her, but she was curious to know just what sort of poetry old man Randolph fancied. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z The eagerly waiting audience, overdressed in fancy gowns and suits, quickly realized it was no use trying to fan themselves to cool off. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z His law practice thrived and soon Tony Chavez had it all, money, a six-figure income, a fancy house with a pool, fine cars, an American Express Platinum card. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They don’t have fancy egg timers in the supply closet at her office. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z We never went on fancy vacations, and most of our furniture was stuff my uncle had bought from thrift shops. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I say looking down at the fancy blue carpet beneath our feet. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to say he was checking out a fancy hotel, but that was the truth. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z Once she was up, she would take me out shopping or to a museum or a fancy restaurant. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z An ugly fancy, I thought, might do us both some good, snap us into clarity, though how and when I had no idea. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z He does a fancy turn on his heel, aims two pointer fingers at us says, I'll catch up with all of you later. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z No fancy hair and clothes, no flaming capes. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z She didn’t do much fancy needlework, but she mended everything. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z They belonged to my brother, who, in the guest bathroom, amid the fancy hand towels, stood watching as I pulled down my underpants and lifted my skirt. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z He had struck root in Joe’s establishment, by reason of my sister’s sudden fancy for him, or I should have tried to get him dismissed. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z When I’m a famous pianist, I’ll make sure the name written in fancy script on the program says my full name—Isabella Badia Thornton. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “Oh, well. Afterward, then. Maybe we can all go out for a fancy dinner?” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z That fancy invitation I found in Papa’s pocket caused another uproar— this time from Mama. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing fancy, but it keeps the rain off. You can share a room for two talents or get one all to yourself for three.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “District Two. Got some fancy job there. I see him now and again on the television,” she says. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t matter where she’s from,” said a girl with fancy curls that looked like they were done in a beauty parlor. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Now that I had in my possession these keys, I might slip from the house with my mother, when she was well, and together we might run for— My fancy convolved places of flight. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s so fancy, I don’t want to mess it up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I fancied that with a jump and a pull at a loose knot I could save myself from Richard Parker. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z He pulls out his palmphone—he’s not rich enough for one of those fancy wrist things—but strangely, there’s no service. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The friendship of Saruman and the power of Orthanc cannot be lightly thrown aside, whatever grievances, real or fancied, may lie behind. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Buttercup’s heart bucked, but she still held to fancy. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z “I wouldn’t fancy having to go and tell the Irish they’ve got to stop celebrating.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z Say it’s not like one a my cakes, it’s a fancy recipe she got out the Gourmet magazine. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They ran down Bank Street, named for the series of fancy banks in gray concrete buildings that lined the street. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “No, I fancy not,” replied Mrs. Elton, with a most satisfied smile. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z It was dismaying to be chosen like a new bauble and then forgotten, a mere passing fancy. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z But before she could actually say no and ruin Shirley’s plan, Shirley spoke up, twisting and turning, marking the steps as if showing off a fancy dance. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z ‘He stands a fair chance of being spitted for an Orc, or of being roasted by the Yellow Face. But I fancy he’ll look after himself.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Now, most people might call me a mongrel, but I have some pretty fancy bloodlines running through these veins and Russian wolfhound happens to be one of them. Bunnicula 1979-03-01T00:00:00Z Her time here is done, and in the next few minutes she’ll be hopping in her fancy car to head up 78, probably to a town where saying a word like awesome is perfectly fine. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z He said not to get caught up thinking the play was “too fancy.” The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z They'd get in a limo and eat a fancy dinner, and then go to the dance. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z When Gerry received a fancy watch as a present, I was annoyed. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z Then we had to get down to business, and it took us one whole hour to buy fancy dinner plates for Grandma. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z There weren’t what Valentine called “dignitaries” among them tonight—in fancy clothes, with Yankee accents—although some guests from the county had come down the road. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z To interrupt a silence which might make him fancy her affected with what had passed, she soon afterwards said: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Would he be struck dead if he made himself the equal of others, even in fancy? Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The dog-and-rat pits paid fancy prices for the best fighters, and that meant sewer rats. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Yesterday I wasn’t Persian enough because I didn’t speak Farsi, because I took medicine for depression, because I brought him and Mamou fancy tea. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “It was a big fancy pot,” she said softly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She went back and dusted the picture over the couch, which was of fancily dressed white people in another century having an elaborate picnic in a woods. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z We made this fancy map where we highlighted towns and featured one piece of art for each place. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I take off my shoes and get myself under the sheet on one of Hildy’s “settees” which seems to be just a fancy word for couch. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z For some reason, we called it “umbrella sex”; if you fancied someone your own sex, you were “an umbrella.” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Bluefin comes in small, fancily contoured glass bottles, and it tastes like blue cotton candy. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z “No need for fancy things here. I’ll put them away in another shed.” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We can’t find any bakeries, so we settle for a nearby grocery store, one of those fancy ones where a bag of organic apples costs more than our rent. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “I don’t need anything fancy, Mom. Just something above ground.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Elegant mahogany furniture, a linoleum floor covered with throw rugs, a radio, a fancy lamp, everything first class. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z “Some might not fancy answering to a youngster,” he said, “but I’m a toiling knight.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z On campus the big event was the Christmas Cantata, a musical program put on by the residents, followed by fancy food served in the cottages. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “I fancy a bit of the Homeric way.” Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z The last words he says with a fancy girl’s voice as he stretches his neck forward and blinks fast, then laughs. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z This time the doctor performed a titanium cranioplasty— which is a fancy way of saying she put a titanium plate in my head. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Harry said nothing; he did not much fancy doing his shopping while surrounded by a battalion of Aurors. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I nodded at her and rushed through a lobby that reminded me of a fancy hotel. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z He had a fancy old hat on his head and was carrying the kind of spear they use to chuck at folks in the Bible. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z I felt like running up to it and knocking it down—letting it tumble to the ground with the rest of the fancy plans Wilfrido had for my neighborhood. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He had Theresa by the arm, and he was bellowing some nonsense about new laws about rooting out heresy and pagan sorcery and some other fancy phrases he had just learned that week, I reckoned. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z But the big fishing trawlers, with their fancy, fast motors, had put them out of work. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Those who could not afford such fancy appliances threw windows open to catch the breeze. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I mix a egg salad for Miss Leefolt and Baby Girl’s lunch, put them little pickles on the side to fancy it up. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z "A whipping boy is supposed to yowl like a stuck pig! We dress you up fancy and feed you royal, don't we? It's no fun if you don't bawl!" The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z In one night, we score a watch, a fancy vacuum cleaner, silver candlesticks, earrings, a gold pendant, and other small things. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z He looked like he was heading somewhere fancy in a hairy tuxedo. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The good thing was she didn't ask me about my new fancy shoes, but that's just because she didn't know about them. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z But that was just a fancy and best forgotten. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z “How'd you end up over here in the fancy part of town?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She turns up her nose and pokes out her lips as if pretending to be fancy. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Look at the fancy green door! Who else has time and money to waste like that? You know I’m right.” Amal Unbound 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z The house was given over to the dog, rooms redecorated to suit her fancy. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Mr. Black goes on about how he wants us to feel free to choose the places that strike our fancy, no matter how obscure or far away. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z ‘Now that I’ve met you face to face, I don’t much fancy you as kin.’ Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s none of his business I can’t afford fancy brushes and watercolor paper at home. Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Jiichan came back with the tea and said, “Nothing fancy. Nothing fancy.” A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He looked back and fancied that he could see the lights of Wall behind him, wavering and glimmering as if in a heat-haze, but still inviting. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Even though his parents had put on fancy clothes for the reception, Kyle was wearing “something comfortable to go exploring in,” as instructed by the Lock-In Guide he’d received on Wednesday. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z We park Dray’s car, then walk in the same direction as the other people coming out of nice cars and wearing fancy coats and high-heel shoes. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I stare out the window at the fancy grocery store and car dealerships that we’re driving past. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z But as soon as a tour called his name, he’d pack up two of his three road guitars, his alligator boots, his fancy show vests, and his brown porkpie hat. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z “But it must be that—what else could be important enough to lock up in a fancy box?” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was one of those fancy white summer straw hats you see brides wear at their wedding receptions. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z He fancied himself quite a medicine man and wore at his throat a circle of bear claws. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It took a long time, but eventually he traded the laptop until he got a fancy sound system. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Never before had he been able to get up whenever he wanted or eat whatever he fancied. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z “What was it you wanted to show me? Oh, yes—the fancy writing. Really nice. Lucky you to find it. Come and see me again soon, all right? I get so bored in that office.” The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “You usually do. I hadn't expected you to be in fancy dress.” We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z “No, no, honey. I do need to talk to you. But I would appreciate some vodka. Nothing fancy, just the cheapest rotgut they have. A pint would be fine. A fifth would be great.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Daniels holds out a certificate with fancy letters and swirls around the edges. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Inside rested the rusty old honey tin, three new Barbies, and a box of extra fancy chocolates. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The difference was, because of their education and fancy degrees, they could afford to pay money to contribute to their cause. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I’d had a fancy speech rehearsed in my head, but when I saw her there, all normal and ordinary, it suddenly seemed like too much and all I said was “Thank you.” The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z And they had the fry bread on this fancy plate and so I ate it with this fancy fork and knife. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “My friend puts them on fancy paper and we sell them.” Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The part I liked to practice best was the fancy curtsy: right foot out, touch the rose on the carpet with a pointed foot, sweep to the side, left leg bends, look up and smile. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z From what I could learn, the production was nearly professional, with many props and fancy equipment I’d never even heard of. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her first fancy wedding had been a big success, and now she was getting other jobs. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z The menus are printed on thick, textured paper with fancy gold lettering. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Is that what they call the janitor at your fancy new school? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Down here, surrounded by all the metal and grease, the Jade orbs seemed less fancy and more powerful than they had up above. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z They like my fancy clothes and sparkly lip gloss. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z She starts cutting it with these fancy scissors and arranges her pens next to her. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z It looks like one of those fancy leather diaries. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “In some ways, though, it’s better now. They have to keep thinking of ways to keep the people satisfied. All sorts of fancy tricks they got—well, you’ve seen ’em. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He’s wearing a summer suit with no tie and fancy shoes. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a man in city clothes and a woman in the fanciest clothes ever. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z They put us up at this fancy hotel near Times Square, where they drop the ball on New Year’s Eve. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z They just walked into that fancy house—why would they leave it so soon, even if it's for a few minutes? Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “It’s nothing fancy, pretty much just a room and a bathroom, but it’s clean, and it’s vacant.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z It looked like a fancy cover for a tissue box. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z “No fancy sauces for me,” Arthur said firmly. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “Lily. She’s over in the fancy part of town. I talked to her the other night, before things went south.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Just wait till the fancy admiral gets back. I don’t like saying stuff twice. Plus, he might not want you to hear it anyway.” The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z She revived, turned to have another look at Winston, and seemed immediately to take a fancy to him. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “This is Jenny Yen’s place. And, if Google is correct, that fancy dog bungalow back there, that’s where ‘Duke,’ the big star, lives.” Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Funny to think rich people, who can be free, build fancy cages to live in. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z He was holding up a sign with the same fancy lettering as the store I’d seen earlier. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z His thoughts broke up into the dismal fancies of anxiety. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to be back in bed, curled up under his fancy first class sheets and blankets. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z A week ago, in Kansas City, Perry had bought a pair of dark glasses—fancy ones with silver-lacquered rims and mirrored lenses. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z Some wanted a fancy name that would touch all the high spots, Revolutionary Party of Dominican Integrity. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z In the wake of the festivities, we watched the Regimental children play, running about the pasture and fancying themselves captives in the great oven of Nebuchadnezzar. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z When I went by the rhinoceros pit I fancied the rhinos’ heads were hung low with sadness over the loss of one of their dear companions. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z It was bare and sandy and full of tombs and relics and Egyptians and I didn’t fancy it at all. Boy: Tales of a Childhood 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z She say this was a meal like a princess would eat, and we ought to pretend we in long dresses at a fancy dinner and use “company manners.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z She hurried up the steps, smiling a little at this fancy: it was because he looked so young and defenseless as he walked away, and yet so jaunty and strong. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z What did she know, or need to know, of fancy wedding manners, or moving a herd of lambs through the desert? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The Chevy they drove was nothing fancy, a standard model. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z As I look at their fancy chicken wraps, I decide that I don’t feel like eating a fried bologna sandwich in front of these two. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “I like to taste my plums,” Terrance said, prowling the rows of cabins to see what struck his fancy. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z He thought that it might have been the lid to a fancy gold pen. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z And showing off with fancy words you barely understand can make you look pompous and occasionally ridiculous. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z “Now what’s your big fancy excuse for being a complete barbarian to me?” Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z They crossed the street and entered a small market filled with specialty goods, delicatessen items and huge, fancy pieces of fruit. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps because it was their second feast in two days, Harry didn’t seem to fancy the extravagantly prepared food as much as he would have normally. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z No, it’s not a fancy brand-name dress from some expensive boutique, but the fact that my cousin’s making it means it’s special to me. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z I watch them go through the fancy wooden doors. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z We continued to hear snippets of the fancy plans for Central students to have fun during the final weeks of the school year, plans that we could only speculate about. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Her fancy hairdo for church had lasted less than a day. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Miss Leefolt, she like it fancy when she do a luncheon. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The very fancy oriental rug covering the wooden floor and the slate flagstones of the hearth only served to make the room seem even more imposing. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z Mom drove our old clunker up to the drop-off curb behind a bunch of other cars—mostly fancy cars like BMWs, Volvos, and Jeeps, all shiny and freshly waxed in a variety of bright colors. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z She reminded me of white wine in a fancy goblet. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z He was dressed in a fancy bathrobe, and his face was turned thoughtfully toward a window. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z It was signed with lots of fancy titles that belonged to the colonel and the commandant, and the King Himself. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z He grabbed it and held it before his face and in doing so spilled most of the powder all over the front of his fancy tweed jacket. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z She and Liyana often ate lunch together on Saturdays at fancy ladies’ tearooms. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s across the street from a fancy restaurant that Mami likes. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “Make that three of those, Mike. Cheddar though, not provolone. Don’t nobody want all that fancy cheese.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But every Friday he would put on a beautiful suit and greet every person who came through the fancy wooden door. A Place to Belong 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z “I don’t know; I fancy not, for it flew away into the wood.” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z ‘We must hasten south, lord. Let us leave these wild folk to their fancies. Or let us bind them and take them to the king.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Closed Due to Inclement Weather it says, in a fancy script surrounded by playfully painted grey clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z This was the year my mother and father left China with one stiff leather trunk filled only with fancy silk dresses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z How can a fancy car go through the fields and help a farmer plant or pick? Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z "Well, fancy that!" he murmured as he looked at the picture on the cover. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Buying them their food or even fancy clothes or a car ain’t going to help if a child is hurting inside. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason for this was that the South African government wanted to establish good relations with the Japanese in order to import their fancy cars and electronics. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She looked remarkably like Denna, but I knew that to be nothing more than my own fancy. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “A poor lot, I’d say—skulking underground, and some of them running away in the night. I don’t fancy we’ll have much trouble.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z He also knew how to make great chocolate chip cookies and loaves of bread from when he lived with the family whose dad was a pastry chef at a fancy restaurant in Los Angeles. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z A coffee shop, a fancy restaurant, an old movie theater converted into a fitness center, a dry cleaners, another coffee shop, a clothing boutique, a sushi restaurant, and so on. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z At first he only dipped below the surface of sleep, and skimmed along like a salmon in shallow water, so close to the surface that he fancied himself in air. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Wimpy’s is the fancy grocery store where mostly Americans and other foreigners shop. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z Every now and then a racy book about lowlife—Tobacco Road, for example—would catch the public fancy, but for a surprisingly long time middlebrow fiction in America was about upper-middle-class life. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Her front room reminded me of fancy hotel lobbies from the movies, there was so much silk and lace. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “You know. The shopping, this fancy lunch, accepting me into the pageant even though I fell flat on my behind. I don’t get it. Why me?” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z Then someone more exciting than any Hollywood actor or fancy author arrived in Key West. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “Elinor may have shared your fancies, but I do not,” he said. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “You’re defending the boy? You don’t mind it that he’s fancying himself a Muslim?” Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z One afternoon Yolanda broke two of her fancy, painted, expensive nails and cursed out loud for ten minutes. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no qualms about going dateless, as long as I had friends who were also happy to treat the event like a very fancy girls' night out. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z A breeze sends The fancy napkins On the table Blowing like flowers. Neighborhood Odes 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z I cannot look at the face of my Negro woodchopper without fancying that he sharpens the axe for my daughter. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z "Can we keep them on those oars for a few years, see how they fancy it?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He asked his questions, and after each, I drew the razor down his pimpled cheeks in my helpless fancy, and saw him bleed. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z It seemed much too fancy to have in a house, and Ophie thought of the plain polished wood floor in Aunt Rose’s parlor. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “I warn you. You’ll get the surprise of your life when you do see me in my fancy dress.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z James had a nautilus disposition, burrowing into his private appetites, but Terrance inflicted every fleeting and deep-seated fancy on all in his power. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z On class picture day I chose my fanciest dress with a hoop skirt. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z “Surely so. Ruth lit up like a lantern when she saw them fancy clothes again. Promised to be quiet as ever. Made short work of the gingerbread Madam baked, too.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z Still, it is fancy and solid, and the man say it be the best. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z The fat leather envelope—full of cash for Alcatraz and that fancy restaurant Jaden told us about was just sitting there on top, waiting for me. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z When you see a filmmaker getting too fancy, you can bet he's worried either about his story or about his ability to tell it. Monster 1999-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Redfern walks behind us, gun leveled at our backs just in case we get any fancy ideas. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z On Ellis Island the people were thin after forty days at sea and had no fancy luggage. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z A pair of fancy red high-heeled shoes that were clearly too big for her. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z The only thing fancy about me is my name: Jade. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There’s a fancy litde guardhouse on the island, like something the kings and queens in history would have built to keep out the serfs, or the Vandals, or whoever. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She pulls away from me and pushes through the fancy people. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Then you fancy that Meg is not interested in John?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z When I got my course schedule, Mama explained it’s a new, fancy name for home economics. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Later, after dinner, I served them liquor in fancy crystal glasses and they insisted I join them. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z And that she had brought her servant and an orphaned baby she fancied to Baltimore to experience a more sophisticated way of living. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hierarchy of the school, where girls and partying and clothes and fancy cars were as important as academics, being a football player opened doors that other students could only dream of. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She steamed past the fancy brick entrance to the golf course and soon the paved road gave way to a dirt rut, with no curbs or streetlights. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is only your fancy. Oh, do not fear.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z I even venture a whistle—nothing fancy, just my own tune. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z After practice, they’ll all go to the beach or out to lunch at one of those fancy places where you can’t go barefoot like you can at my favorite place, Saucepan Lynn’s. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z All three of them showing off on their fancy mountain bikes. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z My mom used to take me on drives through fancy white neighborhoods. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z She was not such a fool as to try to atone to Lancelot for this, but she had taken a fancy for him as himself. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I fancied myself the perfect lyricist—romantic, yet knowledgeable. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The Boulevard Montmartre teems with rich and fancy people day and night. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z He wears fancy clothes to work, but I know he hates them. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Years and years and years ago the buildings used to be fancy, Ty'ree says. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z The envelopes was all of the same kind of rough paper, but the writing on ’em was very fancy and done neat. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “See you tomorrow, nerds,” said Valley, getting into her family’s fancy black car. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The Preacher throwed his knife into the ground where the tracks use to be and put his hand on the fancy holster and mystery pistol he always totes. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z She’s sitting at the white kitchen table staring out the window with an ugly look on her face like her poor fancy life is just too hot a hell to live in. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z I never asked, I never knew, how much he hated the last fancy dress ball ever given at Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Nothing. Just a brief flight of fancy, my mind sailing off past the phantom tollbooth. So, which lifeline would you like to use?” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z A long embrace in the middle of this fancy lobby is probably inappropriate; people are staring. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z “It’s a big yacht— looks like it was nice and fancy before the flares struck. Now it seems like it was built a hundred years ago. Can’t believe it floats, much less runs.” The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Only this one wasn’t so fancy, with a clump of saggy old silk flowers hanging off to the side. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z “You can get yourself a giant fancy coffee or frozen yogurt or something.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You’re not going to make it too loopy and fancy, are you? I don’t want a bunch of lace or anything around my head.” Ruby Holler 2002-02-01T00:00:00Z By high school, Chantal had gotten a scholarship to some fancy prep school, University Liggett, Donna was going out with Dray, and I was...well, let’s just say I was the brawn. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Over on the other bed is a new dress for you to put on. You got to dress fancy for riding on a train.” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z The pure fragrance of the water and the melody of the wind in the poplars held our fancies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I was glad that she hadn’t overworked herself to get some fancy business school degree. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “You can't leave school premises without permission just because the fancy takes you!” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I imagine he did not think I was a beggar, but only an eccentric sort of lady, who had taken a fancy to his brown loaf. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To prove his point, he wiggled his ears, which framed his disarming smile like the handles of a fancy soup bowl. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z Emerson was in a fancy neighborhood with streets canopied by eucalyptus trees, and the school building looked like a Spanish hacienda, with a red terra-cotta roof. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z His watch was nearly over, when, far off where he guessed that the western archway stood, he fancied that he could see two pale points of light, almost like luminous eyes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “It's not fancy, but there's usually fresh fish.” Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I walked out carrying the fancy leather tote from Wilfrido’s office. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Best you stay away. She’s a nosy gossiper, that one. And the husband fancies himself some kind of educated intellectual. But he’s a mouse. Look at him. Doesn’t he look like a mouse?” A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z What was he doing in such a fancy house, anyway? Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She’s exhausted, a skeleton in a white dressing gown with absurdly fancy ribbons and starched lace. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Even with the light on it’s dark, and they ain’t no fancy wallpaper like inside the house. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Face it, fancy badge or not, you don’t even have a supernatural ability. Not a real one.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Oh, Mr. de Winter,” she said, “there is something I’ve been wanting to ask you for ages. Now tell me, is there any chance of you reviving the Manderley fancy dress ball?” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “My mother told me once that she wanted to be a lady—somebody who wore lace and rode in a fancy carriage. But it never happened,” she mumbled. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Becker’s Jewel Box was a fancy store, the kind of place I never had occasion to go into, with a humming air conditioner and buzzing fluorescent lights. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z “Little darling!—with her long curls and her blue eyes, and such a sweet colour as she has; just as if she were painted!—Bessie, I could fancy a Welsh rabbit for supper.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Not a cardboard box but a fancy one you’d get from a jewelry store. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z So even if I don’t win, I’ll show up to Mama’s big fancy house in the country and show her my trophy. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z It might be just a men’s room, but it’s the fanciest men’s room I’ve ever set foot in. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z It reminded her of their first forlorn tête-à-tête, on the evening of Mrs. Weston’s wedding-day; but Mr. Knightley had walked in then, soon after tea, and dissipated every melancholy fancy. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z He steals softly over the grass, careful to make no sound; he pauses—fancying she has stirred: he withdraws: not for worlds would he be seen. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z To Jo’s lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z "And where are all your pretty clothes? I heard you fancied silk and velvet against your skin." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z We stop short outside of a building with a large, fancy hand-lettered glass window proclaiming “Sheriff” and a flag of red and white stripes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z It has a table nextside of the bed with a fancy cloth on it that reaches all the way to the floor. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Later, Don Gustavo at the funeral parlor wanted us to switch them into something fancy. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He bought lots of nice clothes and ate fancy dinners, but he lost his most valued friends because he grew obsessed with his money. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Then she drinks three hard swallows and lays back on her fancy pillows. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z And his fancy equipment did in fact come in very handy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Then I cleaned the make-up off my face that I had put on for the fancy dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z There was no fancy bassinet here on the homestead, like the girls fussed over back home in Iowa. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z There are the people from the high town, the Petionville area, where you see fancy houses like parks and palaces. Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘And least of all now. He can’t be looking for food up here, not unless there’s some kind of rock he fancies. Why, there isn’t even a bit of moss!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The inside covers had fancy colored paper on them. Homeless Bird 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z Most of the Hobbits and the Men of Bree went off then and there in a huff, having no fancy for further entertainment that evening. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Twig whispered, “This place looks like a fancy Ikea catalog,” which was funny and true, but we didn’t dare laugh. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z She was holding a fancy tasseled bookmark between her fingers as if it were a small flag. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Because Omi collects pebbles, and other stuff. Max’s mom got them at a fancy candy store. Never mind.” Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z They always wore pants; they never wore those fancy cocktail dresses so many of the other girls wore to class every day. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “The baas says he can’t see you today,” he said, removing a fancy overcoat from a nail behind the door. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, you girls are dressed mighty fancy for the zoo,” Uncle Bill remarked. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z It was the same acidic feeling she got when she was called out for not arriving to a school in a fancy black car. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Now she had a sewing machine, a very fancy one, and bolts of fabric with which she created fine clothing. Messenger 2004-04-26T00:00:00Z Already the birdbath altar of Nefertiti, the fancy pillars from the porch of some Victorian mansion and the crumbling statue of Diana by the entrance were beginning to create a temple-like atmosphere. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z It was like one of the fancy bridges her dad sometimes inspected. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Will you just pick out a nice sensible name for me—something not too long, not too fancy, and not too dumb?” Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z “Maybe it is not as good as the fancy rice she eats at home,” Amaka said. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z They spoke in that fancy Valley Hope way, enunciating their consonants and rounding their vowels, and it was hard to tell whether they were sincere or sarcastic. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z His father was there now, parked in his fancy car, a newspaper parked in front of his face. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z The Preacher pulled his jacket back and showed me his fancy pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And Doc’s idea of fancy really wasn’t at all—he had what he liked to call simple tastes. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “It was mostly the colored folks that fought the shamblers. No surprise there. Government pays to send them to those fancy schools while real men like me are left to fend for ourselves.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z I wanted to be Daddy Warbucks when I grew up and live in a fancy mansion. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The one in the fanciest uniform stepped to the front, and his face appeared on the giant screen, instead of Mom’s. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z "I mean it as much as you mean all your fancy words of rubies and gold and opium," she replied. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z From the outside, her house was large and fancy, much bigger than ours, and I was sure it was furnished with many breakable objects. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “They’re like twenty-eight. They live in Chicago. They are both married to very fancy lawyer dudes. Or banker dudes. I can’t remember. You have siblings?” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “You need to get to clicking and clacking on your little fancy phone there to figure out a time for y’all to talk. Really talk. Not this mess y’all doing right now.” The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Ten years ago he had lost his grip climbing a tall rennel tree to pick fruit for a girl he fancied. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Like the finishing touch. Like how when—how do I explain it? Kind of like when chefs put those little leaves on top of fancy desserts.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Most of those fancy folks were studying philosophy and such, and from what I can tell they made fine shambler chow. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The speaks also introduced fancy lavatories for women, which quickly became known as “powder rooms.” 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z His father was in the ladies’ undergarment business with his brothers, on the sixth floor of what is now a fancy loft at Broadway and Spring Street in S0H0. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Grandpa sits in his big brown comfy armchair that doesn’t match the fancy yellow-striped sofa set that Grandma picked out. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z The fancy exterior decorations on just about every building were carved from wood, then painted to look like stone or marble. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z They headed up Church Street, a wide avenue crowded with businessmen in top hats and beggars and fancy ladies in wide skirts. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z She was wearing a fancy black silk dress with a deep V-neck. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z “Corvids” is a fancy name for birds like crows, ravens, jays, and magpies. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z I put it in the crook of my arm, like we were an old tintype picture in a fancy frame. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z April was spring, and in the spring Milo Minderbinder’s fancy had lightly turned to thoughts of tangerines. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z If the ad catches someone’s fancy, that someone will e-mail you and perhaps arrange a date. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z It was a fancy, official-sounding name for a small, sneaky group. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z I don't admire all the fancy art on the walls. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I had a ridiculous fancy that he must be with you, Mr. Pip, till I saw that you were quite unconscious of him, sitting behind you there like a ghost.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “The double shifts and docked wages, all because of your fancy scheme. And here you are, sitting nice and cozy, probably counting your money.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “It is not a fancy cake, but it is very, very good. It is my great-grandmother’s recipe.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z I hear it clatter down on the long fancy dining room table, the chair legs scraping against the floor. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “He spells it with one a. The two a’s seem a little fancy to his friends.” East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z She pulls a tissue from a fancy tissue box and dabs my eyes, but the more she wipes, the more tears flow. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Filled with pricey dolls in fancy costumes, it didn’t look like the headquarters of a spy ring. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Tall, elegant town houses and a few fashion boutiques lined the street, and there was a fancy florist shop on the corner. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z It was fresh-cured leather and new material mixed up with fancy powder and soap. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z From there I could keep an eye on all the grownups who were fidgeting or falling asleep or adjusting their fancy hats or singing off key. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The woman was Anita Perkins and the man was Leonard Williams, and they both had fancy pedigrees and degrees and obviously tons of connections everywhere. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Like he’d gone to some fancy prep school and wanted to make sure you knew it. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z The kind, brown eyes looked as if they could be stern, and though he was unusually merry, she fancied he had found her out, but didn’t mean to let her know it. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I can spend hours imagining a tiny version of myself living in those fancy, little houses. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “You come help me with these fancy contraptions, let Old Familiar take care of those poison flies, and my ax will handle that giant over there, sure it will.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z He would take a fancy to a person for no reason, and be friendly one day perhaps and sullen the next. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z We had fancied our task would be different, only to find we were to be trained for heroism as though we were circus-ponies. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Just stood there, looking down at the fancy saddle. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z People talked confidently about Vermeer—in fancy restaurants, in subways, in doughnut shops, in elevators. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z I imagine her campaign merchandise strewn across the floor of the cafeteria and kids stepping on it in their fancy shoes. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Not like a carpet or that fancy rug Mom didn’t let anyone step on. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z She knew him for John, her son, but fancied him an intruder into that paradisal Malpais where she had been spending her soma-holiday with Pope. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z That was the day I would cook fancy dishes like lamb curry and mess up the whole kitchen. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now that is a beautiful animal,” the captain says, showing it off like a fancy sports car. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z She whispered the word “fancy” like it was something illicit, as a smartly dressed couple in their fifties walked by. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “Lettie has fancy clothes and lots of friends. I don’t have those things.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z And I see Mama writing in her fancy letters the words of Langston Hughes, word by word, in a letter to Daddy. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z I’ll never forget the first time I went to a fancy restaurant as a grown man and someone told me, “You have to try the bone marrow. It’s such a delicacy. It’s divine.” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And seated at a fancy golden table in the middle of it all is a smiling gray-haired man in blood-red robes. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Standing in the clearing was something that looked like a table but, instead of a slab on top, it had only the edges, like old fancy table legs supporting a big empty picture frame. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I took out a sheet of the stationery—it was fancy white paper with one dark purple line going around the perimeter. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z We ran through breads, breads/fancy, pies/fruit, and pies/otherwise, and then he began on the handiworks. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “He knows his household pests, all right, it’s a wonderful book. “Mum fancies him,” said Fred, in a very audible whisper. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z “You don’t want your fancy friends to see you talking to me?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I know she’s not in the kitchen or the living room or out at the pool and I just dusted fancy parlor number one and number two and vacuumed the bear. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Mrs. Walton pulls up in her fancy blue car with the radio blasting. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “Come with me.”Werfel fetched a fancy court hat and a hood lined with the white fur of the arctic serpent and loaned it to Spurge. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z “I bet my sister would have loved to have one. She made Mom get a room in a fancy hotel so she could have a slumber party for her Sweet Sixteenth.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z Spritzing fancy perfume on each other from the samples at the cosmetics counter. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Some real or fancied sound, some clink upon the river or breathing of beast upon the marsh, now gave him a start, and he said, suddenly,— Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Mr. D offended his father a while back, took a fancy to a wood nymph who had been declared off-limits.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z His brother must have given him that fancy title when he filled in the receipt. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z It had one of those fancy pictures on each page. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z Eventually he was able to trade a big, fancy yacht for a mansion. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z "Perhaps we should go into one of the treatment salons. We have dozens. Anything that suits your fancy. It would be more appropriate to inspect her in one of those." The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z Almost Frodo fancied that he could hear a voice singing, mingled with the sound of the water. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Not in the way that the world opened up to Chantal when a fancy private high school offered her a full scholarship. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Back here there were fancy shops and high-toned bars, still operating. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z The mayor’s house is newer and made of a white stone that rises up four stories, the roof topped by a plethora of cupolas and gables, looking very fancy and imposing. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Basically, it’s fancy aspirin,” she tells me with a pleasant laugh. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Because Lyra was feeling rebellious and uneasy, she didn’t answer this patronizing question with the truth, or with one of her usual flights of fancy. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Just fancy how horrid!—and led her to the recitation platform, and made her stand there half an hour, holding the slate so everyone could see.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister does not want to know any of the fancy programs, she only wants to know HOW TO TYPE. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z In his other, he carried a platter covered with a silver dome, like a main course for a fancy dinner. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It was a very fancy car, a black SUV so shiny that it seemed to be streaked with silver. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z Maybe I wouldn’t be so nervous if it was a girl’s house, but the fact that it’s a boy in a big fancy neighborhood makes my stomach flip around to the point of nausea. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z And she'd have stationery made—blue with a deckle edge, her name and fancy address in swirling type across the top: Grace Windsor Wexler, Sunset Towers on the Lake Shore. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z A mansion by any account, three stories and all gables and massive windows—many of them broken now—and fancy brickwork. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z Rabiya helped me stack napkins between the fancy china plates earlier, and we now pass them out as everyone comes into the dining room. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “You have heard all that has come lately. Don’t you hear often? I fancied Jo would send you volumes.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Be just like her. No appointment. No nothing. Come in here all late and wrong and want something fancy.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z Leo wasn’t sure why all that fancy stuff had been on the beach, but at least it meant that this place was inhabited, after all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They have only a few notes, small vocal ranges, no fancy ornaments, and simple words. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z She was a child still, despite the ripeness of her thirteen years, and no doubt fancied a grand wedding even as I had done. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z “Which is a fancy way of saying that I’ve got no idea at all.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z And, although I had neither the stature nor the temperament for either role, I was expected either to sing "Old Man River" and just keep rolling along, or to do fancy tricks with my muscles. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z “They gave her wonderful things: a fancy shawl, a silver dress, beauty—” Ben interrupted. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z At his side he held a black composite bow almost as fancy as his eyes. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z It is extraordinary, thought Miss Honey, how often small children have flights of fancy like this. Matilda 1988-10-01T00:00:00Z Then sprung the anomaly on him—Eskimo legend of a doorway into spirit world—invisible—somewhere near Lookout Ridge, would you believe, where we're heading for, fancy that. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Like this whole stupid paradise, this very good school, is nothing but a fancy promise, a broken one, a big lie. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “Buying all these fancy vegetables is eating up my whole salary,” Dina grumbles. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z Her headscarf is neatly held in place with a fancy pin. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z The girls were dressed up more and all of them had on big sunglasses and fancy bags and led around these tiny leashed dogs that looked like little hamsters. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z You could put fancy spin on it, you could make it dance. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They didn't have a wedding and Big Ma didn't bother to make them a fancy wedding dinner. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z A case was seldom solved by “fancy theories”; he put his faith in facts—“sweated for and sworn to.” In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z She was kidnapped in Africa, sold in Boston, and wrote fancy poetry that smart people liked. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z It was wicked of me, but I let them believe I fancied Horatio, for his good reputation put him above all reproach. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z The tables are covered in statues of saints, colorful candles, black dolls in fancy dresses, crystal bowls of candy, bottles of perfume, and the shimmery gold and yellow colors that flavor the whole place. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I got a shirt and wore it as proudly as anyone who ever wore fancy new clothes. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z I opened it—the bluish gel smelled like flowers and rubbing alcohol, like a fancy hair salon. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z And she also did this fancy sweep of a curtsy, so that the fluffy skirt of her white dress cascaded slowly to the floor like the petals of a large carnation. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z I spot gold fancy lettering on the envelope, but Mama is moving around too much for me to see the full words. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “Napping under some book filled with fancy words...For Pete’s sake, give me your hand,” Aunt Nancy demands. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z ‘You are the master of Bag End now. And also, I fancy, you’ll find a golden ring.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She stretches out the fancy insulated bags packed with stuff like organic cheese cubes, carrot and celery sticks, and homemade hummus. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z "There are birds in this grass. Would you fancy a roast quail to break your fast this morning?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z I think Dad was just too cheap to afford a divorce, so he splurged on a fancy hotel, someplace that probably has terry-cloth robes and heart-shaped good-night chocolates. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Bo’s school—his fancy Catholic school with its strict dress code—let out earlier this week. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “It doesn’t have to be anything fancy mind you. Just plain old pig-iron would do nicely.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There are no lobsters like these—simply boiled, with no fancy sauces, only melted butter and lemon, they have no equals anywhere. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not the fanciest, but it’s better than I expected. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z Between the sip of whatever this was, and one of the fancy Spring petit fours from the Court of the Seasons, Aru felt clearheaded and sharp-eyed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Morgan drives a shiny, fancy Jetta with seats that smell brand-new. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z Three days after that, the Preacher showed back up with the fancy holster and the mystery pistol. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z I fancied it was telling her what it saw. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z “You could come dressed as you pleased, fancy formal wear not required,” Mrs. Hidalgo said with a nod. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z I was realizing that the next phase of my journey would not simply unfold on its own, that my fancy academic degrees weren’t going to automatically lead me to fulfilling work. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z “So it’s a lot of fancy parties to marry off girls.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z No fancy service ethic allowed for the serfs. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He said, “She real partial to having things done fancy, don’t want nothing plain, so I put some decorating on it.” Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z He get in junior high and we play this game where I give him a real simple word and he got to come up with a fancy one like it. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The man pointed at a table that had on top of it three fancy slingshots. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It’s a fancy place downtown where a lot of senior citizens live, if they can afford it. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z ‘No, that was not thrown by Saruman,’ he said; ‘nor even at his bidding, I think. It came from a window far above. A parting shot from Master Wormtongue, I fancy, but ill aimed.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z "I don't want to go up yet. I fancy he's sleeping." The Sun Also Rises 1926-10-22T00:00:00Z Her mother was back on the invite list for fancy parties. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z My mom had just returned to Miami after working for a few years in fancy New York City restaurants when she’d met my dad. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z It was like happening upon a dingy kiosk that would swap fancy electronic goods for customers' used socks—almost anyone would be willing to overlook the shopkeeper's peculiarities. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z “We missed the fun of the wedding, you know, it’s a shame to deprive us of all excitement. Hands up for the Manderley fancy dress ball. There you see, de Winter? Carried unanimously.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Root activated his wings—this would take some fancy flying. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z I fancy that he heard our conversation, but that he paid even greater attention to my heart. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z “And all the people over there in the town? The fancy ones? They’re Survivalists, too?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z And halfway down the fancy round-and-round steps with the crystal chandelier hanging over us like ice frozen in the air, my phone buzzed. Patina 2017-08-29T00:00:00Z She wasn’t wearing the fancy saffron robes or gold bangles she wore to impress clients—just a simple white dress. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z My mothers knows, underneath all the fancy details that cost so much, this house is still a barn. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z The logo on the case must be from a fancy sort of place. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z When I squint my eyes so that everything looks blurry, I can almost believe that the skirt is fancy leather and the shirt has sequins and my skin is fair. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Holly was Catwoman in a fancy building, her sneakers almost bigger than the rest of her, and we all laughed. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z We drive out of that fancy place and back to the west side, where he parks in front of a short yellow building called a Coney Island. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Not to question your taste in women, but you fancied . . . well. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z My uncle's house was big and fancy, and I had a queen-size bed all to myself. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z With big loops and little ones—my fancy writing, she used to call it. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z “Chubs has a little fancy lady kit under the front seat,” he said. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z The People's Hot Foot Squad, we called them, and when they drilled fancy formations down Seventh Avenue in the springtime dusk they set the streets ablaze. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Once a year, Robbie held a fancy recital so that her students could perform for a live audience. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z All the foliage was neatly trimmed, in bright, beautiful colors, the roads devoid of even one small weed and paved in fancy yellow brick that began down by the waterfront. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z I don’t know if that was a coincidence or not, but it’s funny because colored people in South Africa are known for loving fancy cars. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z One fancied things sometimes—fancied a fellow was looking at you queerly. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z It puzzles me now to remember with what absurd sincerity I doated on this little toy, half fancying it alive and capable of sensation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z I guess what made it seem fancy was the strange peaceful feeling I got, as if the Lord had said, “Well done, thou good and faithful servant,” or something like that. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z And she always was, always something a bit different, always something that had struck her fancy. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Soon there would be no trace left of the fancy dress ball at Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z It was a big deal because Quinton was always gone once he got that fancy job after high school. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z It might have held a presence medieval; and, reaching to the desk for pencil and paper, I sketched in fancy with an absent mind a profile, pale and aquiline. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes he could almost fancy he heard the bones grinding together inside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Somehow, after reading all the big books that Jen had loaned him, he didn’t find the fancy words so daunting. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Danielle is still looking so stylish in her fancy school clothes. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z “You’re no longer going to the fancy private school your parents have been struggling so hard to pay for for the last six years. Why the hell not?” Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z His hair was combed and slicked down and he was wearing a fancy button-down shirt instead of the Patriots T-shirts he usually has on. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z But pretty soon someone'll start a rumor that you fancy one of them. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z I am too old for such fancies, he told himself. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Guyard the Green, who fancied himself a singer, diddled a harp and gave them a verse about tying lions' tails in knots, parts of which rhymed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Oh, G, look at you in your fancy clothes!” Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z ‘What a funny fancy, my dear,” said Uncle Andrew with a laugh. The Magician's Nephew 1955-05-02T00:00:00Z On our way to the door, we ran into Mrs. Terry, who was talking to a lady in a fancy hat with flowers on it. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She stared down at her own bare, dirty feet, which stood so close to the fancy white shoes of the mistress. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z She’d always thought she was better than him, just because she was a Baron, showing off with her soda and her potato chips and her fancy computer. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Two swords, some fancy footwork, and a clear winner. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z That book had fancy pictures like the ones that came with the calendars I seen hanging up in the druggist in Chicago. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z She was parked at the new strip mall up the road “nursing a macchiato” from the fancy coffee shop and “trying to process” my reasoning to see if I’d been “justified.” Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z I strung pink and orange and yellow crepe paper in the trees to make it look fancy. Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “The bishop’s wife wants to know when we are going to give a fancy dress ball at Manderley,” I said, watching him out of the tail of my eye. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Vic thought it too fancy a word to be proper, and soon had gotten the entire table laughing and saying “enjoyable” in mocking tones until Reynie had finally excused himself without dessert and retreated here. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Inside was a man wearing a fancy blue velvet coat and a top hat. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z One of the most remarkable features in our domestic cated races is that we see in them adaptation, not indeed to the animal's or plant's own good, but to man's use or fancy. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z His sister fancied herself subtle, but he had grown up with her. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Their hair is done in long braids, and one of them has fancy designs on her nails. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Truth and fancy were so mixed up in her mind—as they are in the mind of every lonely child—that she didn’t know which was which. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z One day you get a fancy invitation to the palace for a party to celebrate the king’s new jacket or something. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z “Okay, Ms. Reyes, pick whichever chocolate suits your fancy,” he says. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z He’d already chewed the stuffing off a fancy chair and was now gnawing the armrest. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z It's kind of bootleg fancy, like a knockoff Louis Vuitton bag. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z But it was food for thought: effective rhetoric need not always be fancy rhetoric. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Hélène’s from France, so she speaks with this fancy accent that Twig and I try to copy when she’s not around. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z “Have you ever thought about it, about simply leaving? Really, truly thought about it with the intent to follow through and not as a dream or a passing fancy?” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He saw no puppet shows, no ladies in swishing dresses, no fancy coaches clattering through the streets. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Had he come from a fancy party the night before he died? Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Wasn’t writing a kind of soaring, an achievable form of flight, of fancy, of the imagination? Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Boys who fancy the girl might pick a scrap with you to show her she's going out with a squirt. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z They most likely work and live in the nicer side of town with the fancy houses. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “No fancy. I—I see them. My mother has sent them. They crowd around me and their eyes drip blood. Oh, let me go.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z A cork, a fishhook, a silver dollar, a fancy key, and a tiny wooden baby doll, no bigger than a thimble, painted in bright colors, with a face and everything. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Cahokia’s rulers tried to bolster their position by building even bigger houses and flaunting even more luxury goods like fancy pottery and jewelry made from exotic semiprecious stones. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In a sense this process, given the fancy title ‘neo-classicism’ by music historians, was at times nothing more elaborate than plagiarism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z If you had your set of talent pipes, you were admitted to the Eolian for free and could play whenever the fancy took you. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Adèle claimed your outward attention for a while; yet I fancied your thoughts were elsewhere: but you were very patient with her, my little Jane; you talked to her and amused her a long time. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Chris was a high achiever in almost everything that caught his fancy. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z She shows me a wide range of photos of rooms ranging from fancy to simple, elaborate to plain, ugly to beautiful. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z It was one Sunday, I remember, when we had an invasion of visitors during the afternoon, that the subject of the fancy dress ball was first brought up. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Let her believe I want her wisdom, women fancy that. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “She came to the last one, she said, and enjoyed it very much. I did not know you have fancy dress dances here, Frank.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Arthur sitting on a stool somewhere fancy, and at first I think it’s a restaurant, but then I see photos of him on the wall. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Perhaps an image of my father, blank to me, beckoned in her fancy in a house where I might have growm. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Meg colored, but a mischievous fancy to tease the girls made her reply demurely, “You are very kind, but I’m afraid he won’t come.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Wait and see if it doesn’t bring you something worth having,” replied the boy, laughing at the thought of a charming little secret which he fancied he knew. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “You better learn to say them fancy words. You’re gonna be out in the world soon, college girl. And besides, rich boy from across the street knows how to say it.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z The principal players, meantime, rehearsed Hamlet endlessly, employing a slightly different version each day, as Mr. Shakespeare deleted or added passages to suit the fancy of the master of revels. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z “True: yet I should scarcely fancy Mr. Rochester would entertain an idea of the sort. But you eat nothing: you have scarcely tasted since you began tea.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z The tomb is a great big marble building that’s set in the side of a hill so only the fancy front sticks out. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z The men grunted and cursed below as their fancy breeches and overcoats turned brown with the mud and their lovely beaver hats went rolling off down the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not like I went to red-carpet premieres or fancy clubs or anything. Mostly I just went into LA for field trips and stuff.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z We could all go out and join them, and you could parley with Ghohg if that tickled your fancy. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z The Foleys poured glasses of sparkling apple cider into fancy wine glasses and handed them out on little trays. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Quite a fancy name, not so ordinary like flower name. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mama lives in the country, so she’ll probably make me a fancy lunch like English tea and watercress sandwiches.” Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z But despite all the indications that she’s a machine, her shirt isn’t made of that fancy sweat-wicking technical fabric that would be on par with the rest of her gear. The Running Dream 2011-01-11T00:00:00Z He’d let Aunt Daisy drag him to a fancy clothes store for a new pair of boots. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z “He’d made reservations at her favorite restaurant. It was going to be some sort of fancy night out.” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The government seized their home and bulldozed the whole area to build a fancy, new white suburb, Triomf. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z I can imagine the scene now: Mrs. Walton cruises into the projects in her fancy pastel-blue Chevrolet Celebrity with chrome rims. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “But I wonder no wealthy nobleman or gentleman has taken a fancy to her: Mr. Rochester, for instance. He is rich, is he not?” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z In Washington and its fancy suburbs, even in Millsburg, that was OK, but Lark Creek was the backwash of fashion. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z Under the picture in fancy purple words it said Mt. The Honest Truth 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The fancy maternity dresses from the Ryans she folded neatly and placed in a paper grocery bag. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Were passing around a box of fancy cream-filled cookies when the beeping starts again. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I saw a woman wearing a long black fur coat and dark Western clothes, very fancy. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I say, “I’m not some basic chick from the hood who thinks all that glitters is gold. I watch TV. I’ve seen fancy things before.” Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I sheathed my own sword too, but without any fancy moves. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Yes, I think he’s my uncle Ahmad, who fancied himself a storyteller. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z They passed an all-night hair salon and then a fancy new bakery with dainty cupcakes stenciled on the window. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z Some of the furniture is modern and shaped like boxes and domes, and some of it looks like it came from a fancy British tea party. Starfish 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z This idea tickled Jo’s fancy and put her in good spirits, but Meg didn’t brighten, for her burden, consisting of four spoiled children, seemed heavier than ever. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Moonlight can play odd tricks upon the fancy, even upon a dreamer's fancy. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I touched his fancy watch that he never wore and the extra laces for his sneakers that would never run around the reservoir again. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The gallery is in a fancy part of Paris, close to the stock exchange and the opera house. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Only Momma could decipher the lacy handwriting with its long, tall letters all bunched together and the lines running into one another because of the long-tailed, fancy z’s and f’s and g’s. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Even by someone with a fancy title like ‘Lieutenant’. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z That night Aru had stayed awake dreaming of narrow winding streets and gardens so fancy that even their flowers looked haughty. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “O.,” he whispered, “how would you fancy the Something Fiddle-Faddle Histories of Tacitus?” The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She folds the note and slides it into a fancy Seward Pines Academy envelope before handing it back to me. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Ophie felt both fancy and bubbly, like she was made of soda pop. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z It’s hard enough not to have fancy grandparents whose names are carved into the bricks. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Big, fancy boats with thousand-dollar trolling rods and gold-plated reels and radar and radios and fancy fish-finders and gallons of frozen chum. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z His children hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and waited on his every whim and fancy. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z "Somewhat like me. I fancy one a good deal longer. Do you have a name?" A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z ‘We are hobbits from Buckland, and we have a fancy to travel and to stay at the inn here,’ put in Merry. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “It had all sorts of writings and pictures on it. Really fancy. I haven’t ever seen colors like that. And some of the paints were shiny like silver and gold.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But when he was ushered into the fancy reception area to wait for his appointment, he was unaware that there was a hidden microphone and spy hole nearby so that Kappe could monitor him. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z The school was once a fancy university, but after the dead rose up, most of the students fled. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Do you fancy anything in particular?” she asked Obinze, unbuttoning her brown suede coat. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z ‘And a smell, I fancy. Do you notice it? A queer kind of a smell, stuffy. I don’t like it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z Salutations was the fancy way Charlotte first greeted Wilbur and showed off her magnificent vocabulary. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z I’ve been a working-class black student at a fancy mostly white college. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Even by someone with a fancy tide like ‘Lieutenant’. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2006-01-05T00:00:00Z I fancied that, should I be discovered, 1 should be caged and tortured like the animals in the experimental chambers, burning compounds applied to my skin, incisions made near my eyes. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “He’d come up with some fancy scheme to trick the Rattler into giving himself away. You know, a con.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Back in the shillelagh days, there were no fancy polymer harnesses, no auto thrusters, and certainly no external monitors. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z But when the dictator and his fancy wife left, everything broke. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z There are pyramids of imported chocolates, an ice cream counter, aisles and aisles of fancy cookies and canned gourmet food, ticking away like little clocks toward the obsolescence dates stamped on their packages. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z He wanted to own a car and eat fancy cakes he saw in bakery widows. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z Even with their big, fancy house on the corner, those Darcy boys couldn’t care less about what’s happening on this block, much less this neighborhood. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I fancied myself brave, because I was standing my ground and looking that sun right in the eye. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It looked like it only cut about a two-foot-wide area, and it was nothing like the fancy new machines. Lawn Boy 2007-06-12T00:00:00Z JimmyTrotter opened the doors to the wooden cabinet with a fancy flourish so we could see what had been hidden inside. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Some would-be adviser puts a logo on some fancy stationery and sends out 32,000 letters to potential investors in a stock index. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe rich people always looked fancy, even when just waking up. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Well, folks,” said Grandpa, taking aholt of her elbow, “I reckon we best mosey on home now. Hit’s been a long fancy day.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “I remembered Mom bought you a fancy salad that you really liked. So I asked her to get it again!” Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Leather couches and big flat-screen TVs hanging from the walls next to art in fancy frames, which seemed weird because he didn’t seem like the TV type, or the art type. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Then I found myself another shirt, made by one of the fancy brands. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z "It was a church, then a bank, then it was a restaurant and a fancy gambling house, and now we got it," Halley explained. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z He was a war veteran with a missing arm, and this fascinated a certain type of woman in her early twenties who fancied herself mature beyond her years and was serious about herself. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z But then I think of how my old friends would love all this fancy technology and these special classes. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We usually ate in the kitchen unless he made something fancy, in which case he'd tell me to set the dining room table, and we'd eat with shiny brass candlesticks between us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z "You did the same fancy kick when you knocked out Idiptu's teeth." City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z None could equate this engaging young man with the stereotypical aged, graybearded laboratory scientist of their fancies. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z DRACO: The thing is, though — never really fancied being a Ministry man. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z One day, Mom got a call from Mr. Jackson, who lived up in the New Camp part of town and fancied himself a hunter. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z She seemed to be dressed more for a fancy ball than a luncheon, but Ophie knew very little about rich people. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z She posed with her arms held at a fancy angle, looking sideways at the wall with a sad expression. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “The gala will happen in orbit. It is a fancy affair. And that night we’ll announce the all-American teen spawn artist winner.” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I admired the fancy gold scarf draped over her head, how it was decorated with red stars. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “That explains the fancy dress, I imagine,” Father said. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He walked and turned around for them to show off his fancy clothes and expensive beads. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z I had bought each of us a bottle of water at a fancy food stand up here. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z I looked up my Aunt Betts who had gotten married to a rich man and was living in a fancy building on the East Side in Manhattan with a doorman. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Her shoes and purse are probably real leather—very fancy looking. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z “You know, the fancy gourmet guys who make Moose Munch and those pears? Fruit of the month?” What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z “I don’t like fancy places. Besides I have dried venison and horse sorrel for dinner.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z She wears a fancy uniform: gold epaulettes shine from the top of her cloaked military robe, white ropes loop around her shoulders, and a double-arrow insignia is printed on both sleeves. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z And when they did, Natalie just sat in the fancy classroom tearing bits of paper into tiny pieces. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z I had no doubt that their chariot had all kinds of mechanical traps and more fancy options than a fully loaded Maserati. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z He always wore a least one fancy earring, and it glittered and spun at his jaw when he abruptly halted or changed direction in his walking. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z There was another long table across the back wall that had a few fancy glass pitchers with mint leaf stems that jutted out of the tops. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z He has his dress shirt on, the black one with blue stripes, and his fancy trousers. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “When he gets honorary degrees from other places, perhaps they give him fancy robes and he keeps them here for dressing up....Pan, do you really think it’s not poison in that wine?” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z All that lies north of Rohan is now to us so far away that fancy can wander freely there. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z “You might try singing. No one knows why, but sheep fancy music. They do.” Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z Mind, I don’t fancy ’is chances against them Azkaban guards, eh, Em?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z If the letter was writ fancy, like this one was, with swirlingness and curlycues and such nonsense it only meant one thing: A friendly white person was writing to let you know somebody was dead. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z It takes some twisting to work half the flowers out of the fancy ribbon, but I put some muscle into it. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z And Father said, “Excellent, excellent. What do you fancy for chow tonight?” The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z They were words that belonged in a sunny classroom, as useless here on the East Side as her mother's fancy dresses. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z All abridging remarks and other comments will be in this fancy italic type so you’ll know. The Princess Bride 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z Living in Harlem, I’ve had to tone down my flashy zoots, and it’s just as well; those old fancy ones don’t fit me anymore anyway. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z The moment my foot hits the smooth black floor of the prison, the inside of Moreau’s glass cell transforms into a scene of a fancy party full of people celebrating. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Or is plate washing not included in your fancy schedule?” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z He’s not here to make a fancy speech, he tells us, but to get on with a job of work. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z The marble floor was etched with fancy mosaics and Latin inscriptions. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The lettering was minute, but jet-black and passionately legible, if just a trifle fancy in spots, and without blots or erasures. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Each time a tray of pastries was brought to him, he devoured all the fancies and pastries on it, leaving all the other women hungry. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z As I’m unlocking my door—I don’t have one of those fancy clicker things—Bo says, “There’s a meteor shower tonight. It’s a small one.” Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z “When I was young, I had much more of a flair for drama. I went to glean a man who fancied himself a fencer. So I challenged him to a duel.” Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It felt unbearably selfish, just downright wrong, to be indulging myself with an education in the liberal arts at a fancy private college while Mom and Dad were on the streets. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She motions for me to follow her into a giant, fancy bathroom, and I immediately run to my little sister, who’s hunched over the toilet. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “That Muggle what my sister took a fancy to, that Muggle what lives in the big house over the way,” said Morfin, and he spat unexpectedly upon the floor between them. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z See, not only did that book have fancy swallow-you-up pretty pictures, but it had big, easy-to-read words, except the names, so I could actually read the stories. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z I find myself analyzing every sensation, with every experience passing down the realization that I'm just a really fancy robot Everything has its downside, and in science it's starting to show. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This will always be the color of Westchester for me, that wan gray, the kind of gray that speaks of an impenetrable wealth, never too fancy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Kasigi’s such a jerk. He spends the week partying at some fancy convention, and then comes home to pull the plug on anybody else having fun.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z One restaurant was so fancy they actually gave Nate and Papa each a fork. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Houck will probably let her drink fancy coffee drinks and eat pastries to make everyone feel better about their ruined lives. Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z As they gobbled up the last of the sugary treat, they watched the busy streets filled with pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, bicyclists, and every now and then a fancy automobile from the rich part of town. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Or I’ll be a leaf lost in the wind, which is just a fancy Augur way of saying dead. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z And now the thoughts rush in: adjusting the blue prints, prepping the trailer bed, lounging on the finished deck with my friends while sipping lemonade from fancy glasses. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z Wearing your fancy Saint Augustine’s uniform and eating fancy brunch with your new fancy friends. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z “Digging our fancy new bomb shelter,” I replied without enthusiasm. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Of course it’s Finnick, who seems to have spent his childhood doing nothing but wielding tridents and manipulating ropes into fancy knots for nets, I guess. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Francie and Neeley wore their everyday clothes. little Tilly’s mother, in honor of the day, had dressed her up in a cheap but fancy lace dress trimmed with dark pink ribbon. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z She couldn’t imagine this ever happening at Bombay Bistro, a tiny Indian buffet place that was her family’s idea of a fancy dinner out. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Apparently, I've uttered the magic words, because Tiny takes a deep breath before he starts talking, as if—fancy this—he has a lot to say. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z That he was gonna cook up a fancy supper for Mama with candles on the table and Willie Nelson on the radio and maybe she’d wear that red dress he loved so much. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Here I was a nobody from Louisiana eating room service in a fancy New York hotel while watching myself on TV It was like The Twilight Zone or something. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It’s not fancy at all, just small wooden tables in the center surrounded by booths on the perimeter. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Big fancy dwellings with rooms for everything—rooms for sleeping, rooms for eating, even a room to go to the toilet! Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It’s not a fancy place, but it’s the best spot on all of the Cape—and it’s on the pier where the Reel is moored. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z To that extent, we can all fancy ourselves potential artists—mute, inglorious Miltons. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z I fancy going shopping, spending a bit of money on myself, but it’s hopeless with Evie. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Behind me, the kitchen doors swung open, and my mom walked through, wearing her signature uniform: a bright-orange chef coat with Cari in fancy cursive on the upper left side. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Can’t even get into a fancy restaurant with a Level 28 rank. She looks like she came from a used clothes bin.” Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh, and we went to a rodeo. Hugo thought we might fancy a bit of culture.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Far enough that he needs to do one of his fancy backward walks to get to Axel. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I was pretty much my mom’s sous chef growing up, which is just a fancy way of saying I was her kitchen assistant. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z And she got results: the Maryland State Senate sent a resolution on fancy paper, saying, “Be it hereby known to all that The Senate of Maryland offers its sincerest congratulations to Henrietta Lacks.” The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z Well, some people have strange fancies, she thought. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “What, they didn’t teach you about hordes at your fancy government school?” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Jen’s dad had pulled up in his fancy car, and sprang out to shake hands with Luke’s parents. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z Extra great, because I work in the fanciest office ever. What If It's Us 2018-10-09T00:00:00Z Looks like a fancy building, but I’m thinking maybe someone there can point me to Wabash. Finding Langston 2018-08-14T00:00:00Z For a time he was a janitor at a fancy department store. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “I s'pose not. Live down them fancy new houses, don't you?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z “It’s so fancy, isn’t it?” she whispers to us. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z The whole thing was printed in color on this fancy, shiny paper. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Our apartment, on the second floor, was the fanciest place I’d ever lived in. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z Since me and Mr. Leroy were ’bout to take a dangerous trip and he had the Preacher’s fancy pistol in case anything bad happened, I thought maybe I should take something along too. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z And Lord knows, she might even like one of these fancy ones with the kiwi and passion fruit and all that mixed up in there. The Boy in the Black Suit 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Cavalier d’Épées it reads in fancy script at the bottom of the card. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “I fancy,” said Estella, shrinking “that must be a curious place.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z Our table is long wood, a fancy picnic table. Paradise on Fire 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z She makes a right and walks on down the road, probably off to one of those big, fancy houses I saw on the way up here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z “We could make peanut butter sandwiches and cut them up in triangles to make them look fancy.” Because of Winn-Dixie 2000-03-01T00:00:00Z “It’s a really fancy leadership camp,” says Mama. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Along the way, every time some cute fellows passed us in their fast, fancy cars, we’d wave and pucker up our mouths. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Afterward, we go out for a fancy vegetarian dinner in Greenwich Village. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Deciding it had been just my fancy, and in any case too upset to investigate, I made my way back to the forest, where I slept but poorly. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z It now becomes your duty to try and separate the facts from the fancy. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Just like that, as if she were a fancy chandelier. The House on Mango Street 1984-01-01T00:00:00Z “I can’t say I fancy the idea myself,” said Silver, wiping Holly’s blood out of his nose. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z They agreed, but only to and from The Courtyard, the fancy outdoor shopping center, during the day and with advance permission. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter 2020-05-05T00:00:00Z That’s because me and Calista had made a frame out of cardboard, she’d helped me paint it and everything, so it looked just like a fancy one on a museum wall. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z He also gave us “fiancé” and “fiancée,” two fancy French words for the folks who are going to be married. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z Suddenly Moreau and the chair vanish and a different scene emerges inside the cage—a fancy living room with plush chairs and a large fireplace. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z This must be one of Finnick’s fancy nets, positioned to trap me, and he must be nearby, trident in hand. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z Their mom’s second fancy wedding had been a bigger hit than her first. Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z He glanced at the ground, Truth, fancied he found, And homeward to Washington skips. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The news soon spread about the fancy dress ball. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z I saw rooms as fancy as my mother’s. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We also took along Mom’s fancy archery set, the one made of inlaid fruitwood, because Dad said you never know what wild game we might find in those canyon recesses. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z It’s a perfect day to be near the water and blow a bunch of money on fancy food. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Mama was a plain person, like Granny, and didn’t dress fancy the way Aunt Loma did every time she stuck her nose out of the house. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z “The next, ‘The theory of the book is bad, full of morbid fancies, spiritualistic ideas, and unnatural characters.’ Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Jake ordered room service and scarfed down a fancy cheeseburger and two of those handmade ice cream sandwiches. The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z Reed even fancied he saw four sparkling rings on the man’s right hand. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z When customers pause by the big pile of clothes, Olga madly paws through it, holding up items, hoping something will catch their fancy. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z We didn't eat fancy meals like some of the ones I saw on TV or even at my friends' homes. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Today, that road in the Curandero Valley had been paved; there was a fancy new bridge over the gorge, and you were not allowed to drive your sheep along the road anymore. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Miss Havisham had sent for me, to see if she could take a fancy to me. But she couldn’t,—at all events, she didn’t.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “Dining room, living room, fancy living room with no TV, Mom’s room, kitchen.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z There was a deli with baskets of fresh fruit for sale outside, a chocolate shop, a coffee shop, and a ton of fancy restaurants. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She went out and bought a fancy egg timer that can accurately measure a half minute. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z The sink is too fancy to drink out of. Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Not fancy heroic deaths either, just careless ones. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z She also promised to bake a fancy layer cake for the twins’ birthday in July. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z There’s only a fancy glass desk with a big Office of the Chief Director plaque across the front. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z He was known far and wide for hosting huge parties and fancy banquets. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Even months after the event, such remarks still tended to make Miss Kenton go quiet - though by this stage, I fancy, this was due more to embarrassment than anger. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z No one was standing guard, because there was no fancy machinery to protect. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The Miss New Jersey pageant is sponsoring a trip for the contestants in our pageant to visit Convention Hall, complete with a pool party at a hotel and dinner at a fancy restaurant. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z She places a pretty china plate down, as if she were setting a fancy table, the kind Sisi used to set. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It took a bit of convincing to get Zohra to bring us here, instead of the fancy shopping center we’ve already been to twice in three weeks. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He said he wanted to wear fancy shoes instead of muddy ones, and then he wrote a song about it called “The Muddy Shoes Blues.” Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z When I got there, Gus was sitting at the kitchen table while Bertha sliced green peppers from the garden and jabbered about that fancy new drugstore they were building out on Route 26. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Anu's apartment, which is pretty fancy, has no garage and one doorman, but the Larsens have two doormen—one for the front door and one for the gate to the garage. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Who was this Harrison Weed, with his fancy Manhattan apartment and strange dealings with Cuban orphans? Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He stretches the bill, snaps it a couple of times, showing that it is, in fact, just a standard Andrew Jackson, nothing fancy, no tricks. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “So you are, my dear, and I should have made you mine, only I fancied it might pain you to learn that your Teddy loved someone else.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I look across the street and notice a fancy sign with cursive writing on it above a new store. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Nobody ever did think well of the Churchills, I fancy,” observed Mr. John Knightley coolly. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z There are no fancy feet anymore, just straight-up speed and endurance, which is what I have on these guys. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Once, I went to a fancy clothing store on Newbury Street with Mom, and a saleslady started following us around the store, looking at us like she didn’t trust us with the merchandise. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z She flicks the business card onto the counter before tossing a hundred on top of it like this is some fancy restaurant and I’m a table that needs to be fawned over. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z I make my own way down the stairs and out the door hoping my pals won’t see me with boys who wear kilts and girls with white teeth and fancy dresses from olden times. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z The doorbell rings a long bing-bong, fine and fancy for this big mansion out in the country. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z They were the fancy set that he wore to the mosque. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z It was a fancy pipe, made of a piece of sumac wood marked with a sweet grain. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “Not like Ketterdam. Have you ever even been anywhere but home, the Barrel, and fancy embassy dinners?” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z She made no ineffectual efforts to conduct her household en bonne m4nagdre, going and coming as it suited her fancy, and, so far as she was able, lending herself to any passing caprice. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z The fancy dress dance last night, and I coming down to the head of the stairs in Rebecca’s dress. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The Indian system of numbering allowed them to use fancy tricks to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers without using an abacus to help them. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z "Yeah you," he goes, and he's doing his hippity walk, strutting along, he's got these fancy cool cowboy boots with metal toes. Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z It was risky to travel with a big or fancy bag, as armed men would think that you were carrying something valuable and would possibly shoot you. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z The master bedroom at the end of the hall is a gold mine of jewelry and fancy knickknacks. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z His face is gaunt, his voice shaky; his once fancy guayabera is soiled and hangs on him, several sizes too large. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z I look through the hanging clothes—mostly dresses—and pick out the ones I think are fancy enough for the service but not too fancy. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “With a name like that you can go to all the fanciest places. The Van Rensselaers were colonial New York’s royalty.” On the Far Side of the Mountain 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “So what? You’re smarter than any other witch I know, fancy coven or not. They’d be warlocks not to run something you wrote.” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z She had never heard that expression before and it caught her fancy. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The “little fancy lady kit” turned out to be a box of thread, scissors, and a tiny piece of embroidery. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z They talked in loud, worried whispers while they cut off what was left of my fancy pink dress with a pair of shiny scissors. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Others fancied elaborate armor studded with gemstones, or tall pointed hats speckled with stars. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He only side-eyes me and I wish I could take it back, but this is Bushwick Warren and no matter how fancy his school is, he’s still from HG Projects. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z As I never saw my father or my mother...my first fancies regarding what they were like, were unreasonably derived from their tombstones. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z Turns out tardy is some dumb, fancy way of saying late. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z “I’m not that fancy. In case you didn’t notice.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z He was covered in mud but dressed fancy in breeches and an old coat and I figured he must have been a gentleman’s valet. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z She also had a little business baking cookies for restaurants in the French Quarter, the fancy neighborhood across the canal. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005 2011-04-01T00:00:00Z We walk in and Jack’s setting up lights and fancy camera equipment. The House That Lou Built 2018-06-12T00:00:00Z “The tinkerer. Gideon. Most of the fancy gadgets you see around town are his creation.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She showed up at my house one day, slim and tanned, as if she’d just returned from a vacation at a fancy foreign spa. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z He pictured himself in a fancy blue jacket with red facings, white leggings, a beautiful new gun snug against his cheek.... The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z “I’m go’n show you two big fancy headstones for men who weren’t dead when they were buried,” I said gaily. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The life you remember is just a fancy of your fevered mind. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Then another bigfoot, only its fur is gray, and it’s dressed in a fancy red suit and sipping a cup of tea. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z She had on her sparkly fancy dress that Gerald liked to touch. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She sent a giant box full of summer sausages, fancy cheeses, crackers, mints, and stuff. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z We are seated at a corner table, and Esme immediately takes her silverware out of the fancy cloth napkin and spreads the napkin on her lap. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z My sleeve caught on something, and I stopped, expecting I had snagged myself on a vase or a statue or a fancy carving. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ll put some on. Meanwhile, I want you to take a look in that notebook. Write something if it strikes your fancy.” Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z I manage to jump aside before it hits my fancy boots. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “That was a drippy lady, for sure. But that ain’t what it means. It means lots of fancy parties and lots of the young gentlemen coming around. It means having lots of beaux.” The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Rhinoceroses, or, if you want to be fancy, Rhinocerotidae.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z There have been days when I’ve wanted to live here, to ride a fancy bike to a friend’s house and swim in their pool. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z But, then, I rather fancy it has more to do with this skill of bantering. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In her hands she holds an assortment of wildflowers—nothing fancy. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z When the adults would come and take us and the other kids for a break, we'd go downstairs to eat some of the fancy food they had prepared. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Pretty fancy,” he said, “but it’s too late for fancy, Tex. Now it’s time for hardball.” Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The main purpose of the five tests, one gathered, was to isolate and study, if possible, the source of Zooey’s precocious wit and fancy. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z Each paper made great play of the fact that Rebecca’s body had been found the day after the fancy dress ball, as though there was something deliberate about it. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z What did an education and a fancy degree have to do with seeing? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z As he said this, he caught or fancied he caught a green gleam in Gollum’s eye. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z “Boy howdy, I cain’t hardly wait to see that fancy Texas saddle on him!” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z She couldn’t understand it because the writing was so fancy, like calligraphy. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z It wasn’t folded fancy, like some girls do. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z He had lapsed into his phony way of speaking when he wanted to be fancy or sarcastic. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “Come on. It’s just for practice. I’m not posting it or anything. And if you don’t get up, I’m recording you like that, sitting there in your fancy shalwar kameez!” Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z As wonderful as everything was, when I got home, I realized I’m missing out on a lot—not the material stuff like the fancy chandeliers and the full-course meals, but bonding with a dad. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z “I realize that my humble home isn’t as fancy as the Baudelaire mansion,” Count Olaf said, “but perhaps with a bit of your money we could fix it up a little nicer.” The Bad Beginning 1999-08-25T00:00:00Z It was as if someone was tempting the gods: Either of these kids striking your fancy? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z With him tied behind the wagon on a lead rope, head held proud and high, we felt mighty fancy on the down-go to Cold Sassy, and we made mighty good time. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z The Lieutenant thought he'd advise his Colonel to pay a pretty fancy price for such a choice beast. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z By eight, three local reporters had arrived, armed with microphones and fancy equipment. Wishtree 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z The pot looks entirely too fancy for a bird rescue, with its rolled copper edges and pristine silver handles. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z Inside the Unique Hair Essentials house, there are more fancy ladies. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z If I suited Pop’s fancy, I might be invited to one of her sherry parties and meet her current crop of foreign girls. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z Another singer had once bedded a girl her brother fancied; he had hated the breed ever since. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z "Nor do I have some fancy lord to give me the clothes on my back!" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z If you were a recruiter at a nearby college with some kind of fancy musical theater program, wouldn’t you know about that? Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Having someone cook my meals made me feel like I was at a fancy hotel. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Against a corner there was a stack of burlap sacks with fancy black lettering: POTATOES. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z They’re nothing like escargot, where someone took a snail and gave it a fancy name. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Nokomis cut new bark, made fancy overlaps and rain diversion flaps. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z “At least were getting a fancy, Greek mythology-style death. They could have just given us quick bullets to the head. Now we get to die in style,” Tane said. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Handsome, well- dressed white men got in and out of fancy cars with beautiful blond women. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Miss Love swung around, her hands clenched, face red, those gray-blue eyes hard as steel, and the fanciest gosh dern words coming out of that big mouth you ever heard. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He asked her with a mean little smile, “Who were you showing off for here, with your tablecloth and your fancy plate?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z People don't use their bakery rations for fancy pastries; they use them for bread. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z I think of my dreams when I was a little girl, dreams of be- coming a rich indi'gena with long hair wrapped in a fancy ribbon. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “He’s taken quite a fancy to you. It’s just as well. I’m simply not up to keeping crows any more, not up to it at all.” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z "Now, now, I gotta earn a living, don't I? I don't have some fancy monastery, giving me food, do I?" The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z He doesn’t wait for George to say any of his fancy words because sometimes no words are needed. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “You got that right. And her clothes! Remember that time she went to work and we tried on all those dresses with the sparkles and the sequins? My mama was a real fancy lady.” Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z She promises her daughter to some fancy boy who once visited Paris. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z I was expecting something close to the fancy Jefferson Academy auditorium, but this place is more suited for a professional basketball team. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z And in the corner, on a neatly organized desk, sat a large, fancy computer. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Miss Anderson stops and knocks on a fancy door carved to depict Adam and Eve fleeing the Garden. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Suppose I wasn’t an assassin. Would you fancy me then?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The Courters preferred fancy salads, but Gay would make me a separate one with chunks of plain iceberg. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Nothing fancy or permanent, just something casual it can slip into during the wee hours. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Folks were out and about on the streets below; they milled about like tiny, fancy ants. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z “I just didn’t think to share it. I’m sorry. I know you fancied him.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Don’t think, because we have no fancy bandstands or city parks, that we can’t celebrate Independence Day with as much verve as you do in the big city. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The man, Jim Hastings, and his fancy house, and the jobs, and The Taker and the coins and the hate disturb her. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z He walked me to an emergency exit and pointed to a fancy RV parked across five spaces in the roped-off parking lot, the same tour bus from Main Street. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z He could’ve passed for one of those fancy rich bankers over in Raleigh except for the garden dirt under his fingernails and his hair squashed flat from his baseball cap. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Then he stood and carried it over to another guard, the one whose uniform held the most medals and the fanciest braided orange trim. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z But that had been over a year ago, when there were more wealthy foreigners around with fancy watches they needed fixed. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Skepticism enables us to distinguish fancy from fact, to test our speculations. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Frodo had a good voice, and the song tickled their fancy. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z Fwooper has long been a provider of fancy quills and also lays brilliantly patterned eggs. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z One of them stands up, and I see that he's wearing the fancy sleeves of a troubadour, though they're caked with the dirt of the road. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z I thought the three of us would get our fancy house someday. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z Rich city folks, he’d say, lived in fancy apartments, but their air was so polluted they couldn’t even see the stars. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z A month later we hooked up in Boston, at a fancy restaurant with cloth napkins and good wine, which Farmer seemed to thoroughly enjoy. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z She pointed to the faded velvet drapes hanging at the windows, the cobwebbed chandelier, the fancy marble fireplace, the high-topped walnut bed, the dusty matching furniture. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z Isaac lived in a small ranch house in Meridian Hills next to this fancy private school. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z The lady’s face was hidden by a fancy straw bonnet, the brim decorated with roses that matched her gown. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z He’d once seen her make eyes at a pair of shoes she fancied in a shop window. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z I prayed as hard as I could, without words or shapes or fancy talking. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z “He busted out with all these fancy moves that he learned from watching YouTube.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z They were so ignorant, and they had those sad, fancy hats on and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z The same year, Papa replaced our old-fashioned white picket fence with a fancy iron one and set up the iron stag between the pittosporum bush and the elaeagnus. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z I didn’t get any big presents or go anywhere fancy. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z I can fancy her there now from time to time. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Adele made a big fuss over Luke’s third birthday in July with a homemade cake, balloons, and fancy hats for us and her grandchildren. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The original name was Salt Spring, and it’s famous for its casino, fancy spa and resort, basketball player Larry Bird, and healing springs. All The Bright Places 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z But she's a fancy type of woman, from another part of town. How It Went Down 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z She’s all, “Mama, is that the museum?” when we pass a car wash, and, “What about that, Mama?” when we stop at a light in front of a real fancy restaurant. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z “You see,” I laughed, “under the fancy trappings, I’m just a plain lady.” From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly we aren’t in an alley anymore but a big fancy office. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Where the old drifters keep moving sign used to hang, a new billboard in fancy lettering read: “You’re in trouble right there,” Mary Alice remarked to me. A Long Way from Chicago 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z At once she took a fancy to me and I was frightened speechless; I was afraid of her the moment I saw her and my fear lasted during my entire stay in the home. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, is he? Well, that won’t last long, I fancy. March never had any stamina,” was the cheerful reply. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh Alice,” I said, “isn’t Robert there? I rather fancied my tea out under the chestnut tree.” Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z And the little line about myself at the bottom, saying who Maxim had married as his second wife, and how he had just given the fancy dress ball at Manderley. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t fancy anyone. But he was a good person, and his passing is unfortunate. In the future you need to tell me these things instead of suffering the truth in silence.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z A daughter whose babies are able to swim like fish in a fancy pool in Woodside. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z We’re at some fancy bakery in the Pearl District, browsing through cakes, scones, and cookies. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Maybe as the neighborhood Chess knew was falling apart, this part of the town had turned fancy, more like a big city. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z My name is written in her fancy writing on the front. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I’ve never had a meal as fancy as this—I can’t even remember the last time I ate something that didn’t come out of a box. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Who’s to say this fancy rich boy could keep his tongue? The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z No one has such a fancy car in our neighborhood. Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z Alice dims the lights, and my mom puts out cloth napkins, and everything feels really fancy. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z It boiled down to this: I wanted to buy the fanciest, most expensive casket in the place, complete with every extra handle and cushion a casket could possibly have. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z And this woman was the first spirit that was dressed up, wearing a fancy hat filled with feathers and sparkles and a dress that looked similar to Clara’s, a brilliant shade of peacock blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z I wonder how it tastes, wonder if anything that looks this fancy can still taste how soul food is supposed to taste. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z I fancied that a malevolent Rumpelstiltskin crept into my room at night and undid my best work, turning the gold of my efforts into pathetic dross on a wheel perversely spinning backward. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z He remembered a time when he had thought that Lord Eddard Stark might marry him to Sansa and claim him for a son, but that had only been a child’s fancy. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z If our house was a dog it would be a rough little mongrel of a thing—not big, not fancy, not pretty. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z In fact, I wanted all of my fanciest clothes with me, so I packed my church clothes. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The perfect timepiece ticks, and in that small space between seconds the fancy has turned to fact. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z They introduced them into society and took them to fancy parties. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z In other words, science is about facts, not fancy. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z "There's a moneylender from Braavos, holding fancy papers and the like, requests to see the king about payment on some loan." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z As he spoke there was a sort of smile which Elizabeth fancied she understood; he must be supposing her to be thinking of Jane and Netherfield, and she blushed as she answered: Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Like us, their families moved to big houses with big yards to tend on weekends, they owned fancy cars that needed washing and waxing. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "Not me! Your pa's put a price on this head o' mine. No, thank you, Prince! I don't fancy doing a jig from the end of a rope." The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z It’s one of those fancy ones that sits in the wooden stand at the grocery store checkout. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z He was fixing to say something, but the fancy automaton conductor standing at the door said, “Sir? We’re trying to make up time.” The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z She’d seen a tree on the side of the road that had caught her fancy. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Across the road from the cell house is a fancy mansion with flowerpots on the steps and curtains in the windows. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z “It was just lying there behind the books. He probably didn’t even—” “Gilly, you stole it. Don’t put no fancy name on it. It was his, and you took it, right?” The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z You spent the afternoon eating Walnut Whips off your lover’s toned six-pack in a fancy room at the Savoy, but you told your husband you spent all day at home. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z Without people or laughter or learning, the domed building was just a fancy tomb filled with dry and dusty books. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Is Amy’s illumination anywhere about? I took a fancy to buy that for Father,” said Jo, very anxious to learn the fate of her sister’s work. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z I look around for my brother, hoping for some cover, but then I remember that Roli got his fancy senior portraits taken in July at a nice air-conditioned studio at the mall. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z How had the ancients come up with such cockeyed fancies? The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “All that hair. I hope she don’t expect nothing fancy.” Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Don’t you fancy that kind of thing, grandpa?” Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z They were all dressed in gorgeous costumes, with Victorian-era thick, brocade dresses and fancy, elaborate hats with fake fruits and birds on them. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z I offer Jaimito another spoonful of mashed potatoes, eyeing their plates heaped with rice and meat and rolls, this fancy food I’ve spent my life craving. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “If I can. But, Beth, I don’t give up yet. I’m going to believe that it is a sick fancy, and not let you think it’s true.” said Jo, trying to speak cheerfully. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z In a fancy blue uniform and flying in a plane like this every day. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Like him? It’s himself, you know. The cast was made in Newgate, directly after he was taken down. You had a particular fancy for me, hadn’t you, Old Artful?” said Wemmick. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z But Marston Street was lined with a little bit of everything, from small brick to fancy vinyl. Look Both Ways 2019-10-08T00:00:00Z The inside of the Vanderbilt Hotel is easily the fanciest place I’ve ever been. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z I stared at his new fancy guayaberas and started going through the pockets. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z No rebuilt motor, no fancy mountain bike, no nothing. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Everything looks so good, you’d never know this wasn’t some fancy dining room table holding it all up. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z They were about sixteen years old and they wore white duck trousers and fancy rayon polo shirts. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “When I say ‘salutations,’ it’s just my fancy way of saying hello or good morning. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z I glance around the hall until I see a smooth wooden door with a fancy cursive V etched onto it. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z When we enter the fancy hotel where Mom works, I relax in the hushed lobby with the twinkling chandelier. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z After I’m done with the bear, I dust the fancy books nobody reads, the Confederate coat buttons, the silver pistol. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z The dactyl lifted one clawed foot then the other, its nails scratching nasty gashes into the surface of Weed’s once fancy desk, and squawked. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z Not with a fancy, splashy dive, but a slow ease, up to his ankles, then his shins. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z He’s dressed for work in a crisp shirt and tie, a fancy watch flashing at his wrist. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Even with his too-small glasses and my knowledge of his little fancy lady kit under the front seat, I reminded myself there was a distinct possibility he was capable of killing me with his brain. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z I think of bands he likes, films he enjoys, actresses he fancies. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z To me, she said, “Do you fancy an omelette?” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z If you pull up in the projects with a fancy car, you better be playing some New Edition, Whodini, or DJ Kool Here. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z If only this fancy gray dress had a nice loose pocket in front for her poetry book! The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I fancied that I would have married him, had he lived. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z White flames seemed to Frodo to flicker on their crests and he half fancied that he saw amid the water white riders upon white horses with frothing manes. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z He agreed to it, as he agreed later on to the leash, because he thought it was a passing fancy that could be overcome in time. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z After the lunch break we even got matched up together, just the two of us, digging main line—eight inches wide, eighteen deep—where they were gonna install a fancy sprinkler system. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z Wynn could use those fancy boots to make a mad dash all the way back to Dallas. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z ‘Yeah, man, I go to a public college, nothing big and fancy—” ‘To, college is college and thass all that maras.” Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z Over to the side was a lady who wore fancy dresses, a widow who prayed a crystal rosary. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z "Might be it fancies that tender bit in your belly." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “No, he’s a cut above,” Ralf said, “with his fancy ethics and social conscience.” The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The sonofabitch was probably expecting some fancy reward—a parole or money, or both. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z I said old Jesus probably would've puked if He could see it--all those fancy costumes and all. The Catcher in the Rye 1951-07-16T00:00:00Z I found a gumdrop and a candy cigarette and a fancy button. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z “It got replaced by a fancy one downtown, but we still use this sometimes to smuggle goods back and forth.” Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z My one fancy short gown was too small, and I hadn’t filled out enough to wear any of Mother’s castoffs. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “There has been many a one, I fancy, overcome in the same way. I wonder who first discovered the efficacy of poetry in driving away love!” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z We agreed to stay together, but dates to fancy restaurants, thoughtful gifts, and a constant refrain of sweet nothings didn't allay what had now become my irrational fear about sex. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z He’s still in his fancy work clothes, but the tie is loose around his neck. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z The same fancy V is written across the side. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z Late in the program Cody himself demonstrated some fancy marksmanship, dashing around the arena on horseback while firing his Winchester at glass balls hurled into the air by his assistants. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I remember you used the fancy calligraphy pen Grandma gave you for that one. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z Their eyes flew over the broken birdbath, the Crumbling statue of Diana the Huntress, and the stack of fancy wooden porch pillars, and came to rest on something in the lean-to shack. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z His mother looked like an officers wife, fancy and unaccustomed to dirt. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z We’ll be rich, there will be fish and chips, jelly and custard, films every Saturday at the Lyric, the Coliseum, the Carlton, the Atheneum, the Central and the fanciest of all, the Savoy. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z At most, terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Valerian, Nicasia, and Locke—his three meanest, fanciest, and most loyal friends—follow him. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z We stay outside for another hour, me saying poems and Angel writing them all fancy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z She loves to wear flashy clothes—dresses, skirts, fancy shoes—and she always has the accessories to go with them. Because of Mr. Terupt 2010-10-11T00:00:00Z Ishtar's fancy move had forced a cab across the lanes, blocking a pickup truck. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z Not to be outdone, the Fuller Motor Company entered a fancy rig. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The group went back to Maer Hall, where Emma quickly changed out of her fancy clothes, and the two newlyweds said their farewells. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He pulled out a fancy leather wallet and asked my dad if his guitar was for sale. Crenshaw 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z I look for rusty hand trucks and hasty corner displays, and then down tenement alleys strung with fancy laundry and in the half-soaped windows of basement stores. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z “Unless your fancy school and fancy boyfriend have made you too good for it.” Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z She’s probably always going to cut her hair over the sink instead of going to a fancy parlor. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z So we quietly plant our hopes out here in the jungle, just a few kilometers from the Angolan border, at the end of an awful road where Mobutu’s spies won’t often risk their fancy cars. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I didn’t mean—I just don’t want to see you made a fool of—He fancies you, James Potter fancies you!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z After we finished dinner I took out the chocolate mousse cake with mocha icing that I’d bought from Patisserie Lind, a fancy sweetshop near the station, Lelia’s and Mitt’s favorite old place. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Under each one of the holes was a fancy writ number going from one to six. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Her clothes, even though they are her incognito-wear and not her circus costume, seem too fancy. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z In the evenings, they block off a section of the sidewalk and put out wooden folding chairs, tables covered with white cloth, fancy plates, and wineglasses. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z “I think it’s taken a fancy to you,” Luke said. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z When Marsh showed an interest in natural history, Peabody had a museum built for him at Yale and provided funds sufficient for Marsh to fill it with almost whatever took his fancy. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z We did not have fancy playthings that make noise when you push a button. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z “Those people in them fancy new houses won’t be able to stand pig smell. So we can’t raise hogs no more.” Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z I fancy myself brave and think I’m the sort of person who will always speak my mind, but that’s the one thing I’m too afraid to say. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z There’s him and his mom dressed up and standing in front of a fancy hotel. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z No obstetricians, no anesthesiologists, no fancy monitoring devices. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Her fancy gold badge says she’s an officer and another thinner badge on the other side of her black tie says her name is Deborah Howard. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “Tassels. I am beginning to fancy this house.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z “I suppose ye think you’re special with your fancy badge. Better than the rest of us?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z One moment she floated on clouds of fancy, imagining her grand life once the British beat the rebels. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z She swings open the door, and there is a picture of a woman in one of those fancy dresses that is so big that it arrives a minute before the lady does. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z “Flee!” said the very first of the voices—another girl, Coraline fancied. Coraline 2002-02-24T00:00:00Z “I have no doubt of it, but are these your only reasons for this sudden fancy?” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z John Henry had his overalls rolled up around his knees as he stood in the water, hammering away at a bridge fashioned from the wreckage of fancy yachts. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Mom wore a black dress and pearls, and she cooked this fancy meal. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The next day, when I arrive at Seaside, Brandy and Tressa are heading to Sundae School, a fancy ice cream place. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z The shirt under his overalls was dark blue with fancy red and yellow flowers printed all over it. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z Reggie sat in an orange cloth recliner, nothing fancy, right out of the 1980s. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I sometimes say that it’s a bit like what I imagine living in a fancy hotel might be like, only the fancy hotel has no other guests in it—just you and your family. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z It was like some horrible nightmare where she was walking the red carpet of a fancy movie premiere in an aluminum-foil hat and rubber-duckie rain boots, and why was this happening to her? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A few people walked out carrying canvas hags and fancy folders. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “I am not accusing you of engaging in boyish fancy. I am advising you to avoid the appearance of boyish fancy.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z She snapped her fingers, and the cube transformed into a fancy bakery box. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z A plainer gun was cheaper, but Guiteau chose a fancy one because, undoubtedly, it would soon be displayed to the world in a museum. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z “How I could so long a time be fancying myself!...” cried Harriet, warmly. Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z Then she parts and rolls and twists her hair into a fancy style. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z Good teachers—not fancy electronic gadgets—to teach them to read and to write. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe he’d been too busy gloating over the twins’ delight at the neat little oil camp house with its running hot water, electric lights, and fancy appliances. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z She lived on the bank of a lake, in a beautiful neighborhood with fancy houses and perfect green lawns. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The tunnel came to an end at a fancy, balustraded staircase that was free of ice but awash in loose papers. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z “Well, let’s go and talk to the others. They may not mind staying. It’s crossing they’re not going to fancy, unless something frightens them into it.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Unless Eva herself introduced the subject, no one ever spoke of her disability; they pretended to ignore it, unless, in some mood of fancy, she began some fearful story about it—generally to entertain children. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z The bottle he’s holding has fancy writing on it. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z She’s wearing a fancy white dress that glows in various places. Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z No amount of fancy Pond’s Cold Cream would soothe the chapped cheeks and nose that were now my badge of homestead honor. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z The irony involved caught my fancy, 1 must admit. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Didn’t you read about those fancy professors asking those questions in that—that Convocation? Why, they’d’ve let her right in. If it hadn’t been for those fraternity boys....” Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Somehow I’d fancied myself getting an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records someday. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z She wanted to buy me a fancy dress because we were going to see Phantom of the Opera for her birthday. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z No one had asked Ophie her opinion on anything in a very long time, and it was nice to think that this very polished, very fancy lady cared what she thought. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z When he stands it’s like he’s on display in one of Emmett’s fancy grocers. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z It had five stools and a fancy railing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Mom rarely buys fancy church-lady hats for herself, but for Penny, she’ll sometimes pick out a crazy- looking straw hat with bows and ribbons and bring it home. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z Some of the clarified syrup was boiled until it turned to sugar and was molded into fancy shapes. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “My, my, fancy leaving a beautiful gold chain like you all on your own.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Abuela always dressed like she was on her way to a fancy party. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z Aron came dashing around the house, carrying a cardboard box intricately tied with string in fancy bow knots. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “Now where would I wear such a fancy dress?” said Brave Orchid. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z “It appears not: I fancy neither she nor her sister have very large fortunes. Old Lord Ingram’s estates were chiefly entailed, and the eldest son came in for everything almost.” Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I told my parents, like, a million times, don’t do a fancy dinner, let’s just get pizza or something, don’t make it weird. And what do they do? They make it weird.” Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z No need to listen for doors opening—to fancy steps on the pavement or the gravel-walk! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He put the Plant on a fancy wicker fern stand. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z “Boy, hush. We boxed. Didn’t have your fancy equipment, either. Knuckles and heart was all we had, knuckles and heart.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z The words from Miss Sadie’s story came back to me as I looked at the fancy green and yellow spotted lure. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “Lexie, I’m taking you out for a fancy brunch this weekend to celebrate,” Mrs. Richardson said at dinner. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z There is a family eating after the theater, she guesses, the two small daughters in absurdly fancy dresses with petticoats and large lacy collars. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Her mom had taken them to a fancy Italian restaurant. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “With all due respect, I’ve told you on several occasions that I am not interested in your highfalutin boycott or whatever fancy pamphlet you’re pushing this time.” Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Yeah, I don’t fancy walking around with a periscope sticking out of my head,” said Harry. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z The mistress mumbled and grumped orders, and in between complained of the guest who made herself out to be a lady when she was nothing but a factory girl putting on fancy airs. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “You may have rich parents with a fancy education,” he said, pointing to Felix, “but you’re just a loser who can barely read.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Mrs. Guest, who’s the best sewer and knitter in the Settlement, had even gone and knitted some fancy clothes for me that Ma still keeps in a peculiar-smelling box made out of cedarwood. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z Everyone here thinks my interest is just a passing fancy, since they’ve never heard of a teenager with an appreciation of mythology. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z All Miss Celia does now is hoe up the yard and plant more fancy flowers. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He confessed to a fancy for those with reddish hair. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The point is that one can usually find loopholes which will enable one to hold on to whatever pet theory one fancies. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They eventually made their way into a fancy curving hallway with mirrored walls. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z It looks as proud, and as firm, and as fancy as ever. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z “I don’t know. She was dressed for a very fancy affair.” Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z “I don’t care for the fancy dress. There’s debts on my farm . “And it’s your farm, now is it?” Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve heard of people doing stuff like that, leaving horses with other people. But regular horses. Not that kind of horse. That’s some sort of fancy show horse.” Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z A fancy one, like she used to make when she and Dad had dinner parties for their friends. P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z "Flummoxed me with your fancy quill-scratchin'!" The game's up, Jemmy thought. The Whipping Boy 1986-04-01T00:00:00Z Our house was situated in an area nicknamed Westcliff by its residents after the fancy white suburb to the north. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Sadly, no matter how fancy you made your house, there was one thing you could never aspire to improve: your toilet. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z And besides, Onofre fancied himself a bit of a whiz at the keyboard, too. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A minute later, Slash was strolling out of the tavern in that fancy outfit. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z No more ragged blue jeans and hand-me-down flannel shirts for him—he had a whole suitcase in the trunk full of the same kind of fancy Baron clothes he’d laughed at all those months ago. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z “There was nothing fancy on there, as far as I could see; maybe a few scratches. I only ever saw it really close up after it had been cracked open.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The Hague gallery is furnished like the home of someone from the new wealthy middle class: with upholstered wooden furniture, fancy, well made, and ornate. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z But cerebral spinal fluid is just the doctors’ fancy way of saying brain grease. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian 2007-09-01T00:00:00Z “That’s not for you and me,” Penelope said, pointing to all the fancy white folks climbing out of their cars curbside. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Ma’s new boyfriend don’t like having me around so I come up here till they fall asleep. How about you? Thought you were out doing fancy kid stuff.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z “Since today is all about flights of fancy and fancy flights, our next contest is to see which of you would make the paleontologically perfect prehistoric pterodactyl.” Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics 2016-01-05T00:00:00Z “Your father and his fancy foods,” she muttered. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Up ahead, the ancient Wonder Wheel hung over the sprawl of carnival that hadn’t been torn down or converted into fancy shops. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z “But you don’t intend to try till the proper moment? Bless my soul, what unearthly prudence! He’s a good fellow, Amy, but not the man I fancied you’d like.” Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z Booth was a creature of the city and its fancy hotel lobbies, saloons, oyster bars, and gaslit shadows. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was up in a fancy crown of braids. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z Inside, the luxurious palace featured gleaming marble walls, high ceilings, and spacious rooms filled with fancy gold-leaf furnishings. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z And anyhow, Ms. Fender's fancy water bottle was on the desk, which meant she'd be back any minute. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Surrounded by men in sport coats and women in nice dresses enjoying their fancy meals, I did what I could to keep my voice calm. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z I write my “In Common” poem in her book and sign my name all fancy. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z The important foreigners and school officials sit in the front rows in their suits and fancy dresses. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z We were in front of a new white building with dark tinted windows that looked like a bank or a fancy office. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I ask, wondering what he does in this fancy hotel. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z I needed to move into Harlem completely and make enough money to stay there and be cool and wear the fancy dresses and the clothes. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z She took a sip out of her fancy water bottle. Maybe He Just Likes You 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z He fancies himself extremely cool and suave, but I know that he is mean. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It was in a place of honor at the front of the room, in a fancy case that rested atop what had been the altar. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z Miss America probably gets a full spread with candlelight and flowers on the table and real fancy china to eat her food on. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z When I got in, I could see that it was nothing fancy. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Here and there, military men in fancy dress uniforms are looking up at the distant flashes of fireworks in the sky. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z A couple of brothers who had never married, they lived alone in a Southern mansion that probably used to be fancy but was now rundown and surrounded by weeds. Mississippi Trial, 1955 2002-05-27T00:00:00Z She lives in a fancy brick house with a swimming pool. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z The twins have told her a great many odd things before, but this seems like more than childish fancies. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z He shows off the fancy rod and reel that whipped the fish. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Before heading to the theater, we got dinner at a fancy soul food restaurant where I had the best cornbread I’ve ever tasted. A Soft Place to Land 2021-09-14T00:00:00Z “The little stream is delightfully clear and bright. I can fancy that there might be maidens playing near.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Then I fancy we have seen him, for the day before we picked you up we saw some dogs drawing a sledge, with a man in it, across the ice.” Frankenstein 1818-01-01T00:00:00Z Seaward Pines Academy, established MCMLVII, has always reminded me of a cemetery, even though it’s a fancy private school. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They would rise through the ranks of Messenger, wear their fancy tunics and sashes, and one day, when the time came, they would turn their backs on the outside world to become Executives. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z All three wore a lot of fancy watches on both wrists. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z “They’re not fancy, but they color. It’s a start, at least.” Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Might it really be possible—in fact and not in fancy—to venture with John Carter to the Kingdom of Helium on the planet Mars? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I stare at her fancy turtleneck sweater and big jangly earrings. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “I had a little bump on my face and she made me see this fancy doctor. Now I gotta wear this dumb hat all the time. It makes me look like a rooster.” The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They passed out boxes of heart-shaped soaps, fuzzy slippers, creamy pink lotions, fancy hand towels, men’s shiny ties, and chocolates, which surprised Liyana, since they’d barely eaten chocolate in their own house. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z She looks at her fancy kitchen like it’s something that tastes bad. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z He fancied that he was going to enjoy himself at Soldier Island. And Then There Were None 1939-11-06T00:00:00Z I dug into the bowl like it was the fanciest dinner I’d ever had. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z There was fancy, soft-looking seats on both sides of a little lane that run from the front of the car to the back. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z It cracks me up how expensive restaurants, located in what are basically outdoor shopping plazas, give themselves these snooty, fancy names. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z The coffee grinds go in the fancy percolator, the water goes in the pot. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z “Fantastic plan inside, made me think of some of those pictures of fancy lofts in New York,” Nigel said. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “They don’t card people like you in fancy restaurants, Ellis.” Ask the Passengers 2012-10-23T00:00:00Z It’s not exactly a fancy dance, but we know enough to dress nice. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He fancied that she was relieved by the change of subject. Murder on the Orient Express 1934-01-01T00:00:00Z She bent down and picked up a gold ballpoint pen, the fancy kind. Frindle 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z In the end, we’d bury our dad in a compromise casket—nothing too fancy, nothing too plain—and never once discuss it again. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z ‘I don’t fancy he would try bringing his horse down that bank,’ said Sam. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She sits by her fancy swimming pool and hears only her Sony Walkman, her cordless phone, her big, important husband asking her why they have charcoal and no lighter fluid. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z After dinner Caroline made some hot spiced cider, and April arranged a plate of fancy Christmas cookies that she and Caroline had baked. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z There were toys and clothes in the windows and people dressed in nice warm coats and hats or getting out of fancy cars. Miracle's Boys 2000-04-23T00:00:00Z Grandfather would point out the fancy dry goods store I was building next door. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z |
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