dandies

plural of dandy

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of dandies Carousing dandies like Pulp's Jarvis Cocker and Oasis' Liam Gallagher also know that rock stars should be larger than life; their Union Jerk high jinks were refreshing after years of fame-shy American alt-rockers. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dandies
Noun
  • One of the all-time beauties of film, with acting chops.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025
  • For better results, plant these delicate beauties in spring after the danger of frost has passed.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Typically, the focus would be on the boys themselves, and to his credit, director Tim Mielants has assembled an impressively rowdy gaggle of up-and-coming actors to play all the young dudes.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Anyhoodle, the three dudes went to a clearing and saw hanging net buckets and a stack of coconuts.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Such dreams of prosperity are only permitted for so long.
    Dan Duggan, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • There's no shortage of viewers who, upon watching the film as a child, saw Dracula in both their nightmares and dreams.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That’s happened as consumption of fruits like plums, oranges, peaches, and pears has declined.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 3 Oct. 2025
  • So, every year, Gutiette buys the pears, the peaches, the pink pine nuts and the acitrón to make the make chiles en nogada, a traditional dish that is eaten from August to early October.
    Eyder Peralta, NPR, 28 Sep. 2025

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“Dandies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dandies. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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