chimerical

Example Sentences

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Sharply vivid rather than suggestively chimerical, the scenes and dances had a trim, finely honed character.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2024

Claims made for the abilities or perils of AI chatbots have often turned out to be mistaken or chimerical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

The chimerical enemy is firmly within humanity, not as an abstraction of human nature but in real human form.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2023

COVID-19 is a chimerical beast — symptoms evolve as the condition drags on, and can vary widely between patients.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 20, 2022

Uto'pian, ideal, fanciful, chimerical: from "Utopia"—an imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called "Utopia," as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics laws, and society.

From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton