In a sentence
Six example sentences with dandy, each labelled with its topic.
Regency London whispered about one dandy whose starched collars took a servant two hours each morning to arrange.
History
The novel opens with a dandy adjusting his cuffs in a shop window while the city wakes behind him.
Literature
The portrait shows a dandy in lilac silk, one gloved hand resting on a cane he clearly never needed.
Art
The film's villain is a dandy who pauses mid-chase to straighten his silk cravat in a shop window.
Movies
The singer built his stage persona as a dandy, all velvet jackets and lace cuffs, decades before the look returned.
Music
The street photographer's best-known subject is a dandy who has worn a three-piece suit to the corner shop since 1970.
Photography
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- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
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