dream up

Example Sentences

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The people who dream up the looks that sparkle at high-profile events, and who make sure that even if you don’t feel perfect, you at least look it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

It’s a lot easier to gain mass user adoption if your A.I.’s value proposition includes the ability to dream up a hyperrealistic photograph and make it show up on your phone.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

Mars won’t pay the bills at SpaceX like its Starlink service or any of the other applications that Musk can dream up.

From Barron's • Jan. 8, 2026

If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 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