Example sentences for: fanny

How can you use “fanny” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • This was happening long before r- dropping became common in English accents: Barbara to Babs, Bartholomew to Bat, Bridget to Biddy, Christopher to Kit, Dorothy to Dot, Frances to Fanny, Harriet to Hat, Herbert to Hab or Hub, Jordan to Judd, Margaret to Maggie or Meg, Margery to Madge, Martha to Mattie , and Theresa to Tess .

  • “You two are testimony enough for Fanny's culinary powers, although I do detest her slicing the bread so thick.

  • Well, there's a large young professional demographic in the East Village (you'd be surprised how few genuine bohemians can come up with $1,000 a month for a 150-square-foot studio), there's a sizable Puerto Rican population, and I wouldn't be surprised if more than a few of Hollander's "bohemians" were toting cameras and wearing bulging nylon fanny packs.

  • When she first sang the song, in the musical biography of Fanny Brice, Funny Girl , it was about precisely the opposite: Fanny was so obsessed with her public identity that she'd neglected the personal; she could love audiences but not individuals.

  • The second and third citations are found in the works of Fanny Burney, a member of Johnson's circle.


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