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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

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

From Salon • May 31, 2025

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

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2025

I could never dream up something this weird.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan