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Discover LudwigThe phrase "the fancy of" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone's imagination or whim. Example: The elaborate costumes and intricate set design captured the fancy of the audience, transporting them to a fantastical world.
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Trump is the latest glamorous newcomer to have tickled the fancy of Republicans.
This work grew through the centuries, assimilating whatever material pleased the fancy of the bards.
It's impossible to predict what will capture the fancy of whatever remains of the reading public.
We want to show some amazing gee-whiz technology to capture the fancy of the media".
News of his death captured the fancy of a nation during the slow news cycle of the holidays.
No longer unsophisticated, Joséphine was able to catch the fancy of Bonaparte, then a rising young army officer.
It appeared as only one of a varied group of mental exercises, but it struck the fancy of the public.
Uber has captured the fancy of many riders but faces opposition from regulators and the taxi industry.
A later photograph of the four, dressed in football uniforms and mounted on horses, caught the fancy of fans.
She has also caught the fancy of the local doctor, Alexander Hanson's cynically cavalier Astrov, and a storm is brewing.
Its smart young author, Graham Moore, has done much more than fall into the fancy of Holmes's existence.
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