plural dandies
1
: a man who gives exaggerated attention to personal appearance
2
: something excellent in its class
a dandy of a game
dandyishly
adverb
Examples of dandy in a Sentence
That was a dandy of a game.
that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes
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Velvet tuxes fit for a dandy like Heathcliff also walked the runway at Cucculelli Shaheen and Pamella Roland.
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
This dandy—later named Eustace Tilley—has made an appearance on the cover virtually every February since and, in the process, has become one of the most recognizable mascots in the history of magazines.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Even its most powerful denizens drove beat-up Volvos; its dandies shopped at Brooks Brothers.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
His version of Geralt is fine, dandy even.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
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Ari Stark, Footwear News, 17 Feb. 2026
This dandy—later named Eustace Tilley—has made an appearance on the cover virtually every February since and, in the process, has become one of the most recognizable mascots in the history of magazines.
—Françoise Mouly, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Even its most powerful denizens drove beat-up Volvos; its dandies shopped at Brooks Brothers.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
His version of Geralt is fine, dandy even.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dandy
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“Dandy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dandy. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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