Dandy is an English word with synonyms like swell or smashing. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Dandy meaning
- A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self.
- Something excellent in its class.
- A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
Synonyms of Dandy
Using Dandy
- The main meaning on this page is: A man very concerned about his physical appearance, refined language, and leisurely hobbies, pursued with the appearance of nonchalance in a cult of self. | Something excellent in its class. | A yawl, or a small after-sail on a yawl.
- Useful related words include: swell, smashing, slap-up, peachy.
- In the example corpus, dandy often appears in combinations such as: the dandy, and dandy, dandy roll.
Context around Dandy
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 7 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Dandy
- In this selection, "dandy" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, handy, modified, greensfield, town, warhols and roll stand out and add context to how "dandy" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a former dandy town forward and allowed the dandy town hornets. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "dandy" sits close to words such as adopters, airfields and allowable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with dandy
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
That main event was an old school dandy. (8 words)
You can keep up with our handy dandy Timeless tag. (10 words)
A rendering of the exterior of the Cad & The Dandy shop. (11 words)
He was originally going to be left out of the revamped issues, but focus group tests objected to his absence. citation But, as of the "re-revamp" in August 2007, the strips became classic reprints on the back cover of Dandy Comix in The Dandy Xtreme. (46 words)
In the 86th minute, Angelo Simmons pulled a goal back for the Dandy Town Hornets, and then in stoppage time an own goal allowed the Dandy Town Hornets to earn a point. (32 words)
Stu Munro also took over as both puzzle page artist (as he did in The Dandy) and The Dandy's Madvertisements were brought back with Stu Munro once again drawing them. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Dandy Warhols coveted the BJM’s druggy car-crash cool, and the BJM had green eyes for the Dandy Warhols’ free-market license, if not their hard cash.
In the 86th minute, Angelo Simmons pulled a goal back for the Dandy Town Hornets, and then in stoppage time an own goal allowed the Dandy Town Hornets to earn a point.
Classification The original criteria for IIH were described by Dandy in 1937. citation They were modified by Smith in 1985 to become the "modified Dandy criteria".
Dandy roll process A perspective view of a dandy roll in accordance with the invention of a conventional paper-making machine incorporating watermarks into the paper.
He was originally going to be left out of the revamped issues, but focus group tests objected to his absence. citation But, as of the "re-revamp" in August 2007, the strips became classic reprints on the back cover of Dandy Comix in The Dandy Xtreme.
In that contemporary slang, a "dandy" was differentiated from a " fop " in that the dandy's dress was more refined and sober than the fop's.
Stu Munro also took over as both puzzle page artist (as he did in The Dandy) and The Dandy's Madvertisements were brought back with Stu Munro once again drawing them.
The original, full form of 'dandy' may have been jack-a-dandy.
Also winning their breed classes was Emma Greenslade from Ponchydown Dairy at Blackborough, near Cullompton, who won the Guernsey breed champion with Greensfield Dandy Dan Butterfly.
Blankendal, a former Dandy Town forward, came on as a second-half substitute and netted his team’s third goal in the 85th minute.
Music will be provided by DJ Chris Allen and Fine and DANDY on the bandstand, and there will also be henna art and a virtual reality ride.
No need to ever purchase pizza sauce again with this handy dandy, frugal and fabulous recipe.
That main event was an old school dandy.
The Dandy, on the other hand, saw Desperate Dan scoffing his way through countless cow pies in order to maintain his supreme strength.
The fumble was recovered by fifth year senior defensive back Russell Dandy.
The pop-up exhibition is only the first in a series of activities showcasing the project and kick-starting the Crowd Funding scheme needed to bring Dandy to Clitheroe.
There will also be kids entertainment provided by Dandy Lions, with live music carrying on until late.
You can keep up with our handy dandy Timeless tag.
A rendering of the exterior of the Cad & The Dandy shop.
Dandy and Thompson are perfect together, striking a balance between bickering and ribbing, creating an authentic relationship you want to watch evolve; you want them to win.
Common combinations with dandy
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the dandy 27×
- and dandy 13×
- dandy roll 7×
- dandy town 6×
- dandy and 5×
- handy dandy 4×
- doodle dandy 4×
- dandy warhols 3×
- of dandy 3×
- dandy to 3×