dream up

Example Sentences

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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 see cool visual responses when asking for sports scores and other queries, and use the image generator Nano Banana and video maker Veo to remix your own media or dream up new visions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Then build the most fabulous, flavor-packed fruit salad you can dream up.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

Nava similarly turned to a series of 17th and 18th century Maya texts to dream up different kinds of symbolism that would lend the film a distinct kind of texture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

There were so many kids there that he found it easy to hide and do what he did best: dream up his favorite fairy tales.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova