Examples of fancy up in a Sentence
had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels
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Leave it to the Barefoot Contessa to fancy up even the most basic of recipes.
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
The heightened vision of her in the supermarket, not quite lost but incongruously fancied up, hints at some of the more surreal moments ahead from Lin and cinematographer Zhang Jiahao.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Feel free to fancy up your one-bowl chocolate cake with your favorite purchased or homemade frosting and serve with a scoop of ice cream.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
The heightened vision of her in the supermarket, not quite lost but incongruously fancied up, hints at some of the more surreal moments ahead from Lin and cinematographer Zhang Jiahao.
—Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Feb. 2024
Feel free to fancy up your one-bowl chocolate cake with your favorite purchased or homemade frosting and serve with a scoop of ice cream.
—Bhg Test Kitchen, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Fancy up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20up. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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