Examples of “fancied” in a Sentence

adjective Existing only in the imagination.

• The villagers feared a fancied threat that existed only in their stories.
• She dismissed his fancied insults as nothing more than his own overactive imagination.
• His fancied grievances kept him up at night.

adjective Expected or tipped to win.

• The fancied team was expected to win the title by a wide margin.
• Nobody was surprised when the fancied runner took the lead early in the race.
• The fancied horse finished last.

adjective British informal: found attractive.

• She was the girl he'd fancied since school.