- present participle of fan.
Example Sentences
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Costume designer Mirren Gordon-Crozier says via email that her conversations with Fanning “centered around making Margo feel emotionally truthful rather than overly styled.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Kristen Bell, “Nobody Wants This” “It’s a coin toss between presumed front-runners Jean Smart and Lisa Kudrow, with Elle Fanning from ‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ a scrappy spoiler in a strong field of candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
To Fanning, there is a similarity between her own acting process and the way Margo and HungryGhost inform each other.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Fanning: Which they often didn’t because they loved you.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
In the poorly lit basement Mrs. Fanning squinted at the writing on the two doors.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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