dream up

Example Sentences

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As a child, I spent so many nights playing tricks on myself, twisting the shadows from trees outside my window into the most terrifying images my mind could dream up.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

A Brazilian man with a penchant for sporting records breaks a new one after tackling the most boring physical challenge he could dream up: running on a treadmill for 24 hours.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

You can use your cameo—and your friends’ cameos—to star in any video you dream up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

There are ETFs for pretty much any concept a financial professional could dream up and sell to investors.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

My soft cloth dolls back home in Africa had no faces; we used our imagination to dream up their facial features and personalities.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana