Example Sentences

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Some gentlemen are dandies, but most dandies are not gentlemen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

He donned a royal blue Valentino cloak that paid homage to Andre Leon Talley, former editor-at-large on Vogue whom Anna Wintour called "a dandy among dandies."

From BBC • May 5, 2025

The collection was inspired by aviation, and there were tailoring traces from the golden era of flight when dandies like Charles Lindbergh made history with solo crossings of the Atlantic.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 14, 2023

Warblers are the diminutive dandies of the birding world.

From Washington Post • May 30, 2022

The men are all of them dandies, smoking pipes and wearing colorful cravats at the neck.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan