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  • "Fanciful," said Mr. Stackpole; "it's a little fanciful – and I can't quite make out what the fancy is."

    Queechy 1854

  • "Fanciful," said Mr. Stackpole, -- "it's a little fanciful -- and I can't quite make out what the fancy is."

    Queechy Susan Warner 1852

  • "Fanciful," said Mr. Stackpole; "it's a little fanciful — and

    Queechy, Volume II Susan Warner 1852

  • Fanciful and wishful thinking aside, the Republican House Minority Leader's smoke of choice is Camel Ultra Lights, which he puffs religiously.

    Robbie Gennet: What If John Boehner Smoked Marijuana? Robbie Gennet 2010

  • Fanciful entries pouring in clearly illustrated that children can be very eloquent about what they need and enjoy.

    Alla Kazovsky: "Live-by-Design" -- A Child's Play Alla Kazovsky 2010

  • Fanciful, yes, but then they are different on the other side of the Channel.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

  • Fanciful, e.g. Welsh is a first language in only a small part of Wales, not the whole country.

    Language Map of Europe » E-Mail 2009

  • Fanciful creatures twined their way around the bed frame, culminating with two gargoyles perched on small golden orbs on each corner.

    Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011

  • Fanciful, e.g. Welsh is a first language in only a small part of Wales, not the whole country.

    Language Map of Europe 2009

  • Fanciful, in the case of Huhne, perhaps; for having secured a red box, he doesn't seem the type for the backbenches.

    Hugh Muir's diary 2011

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