fanciful
Example Sentences
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It’s the middle of January, which means the holidays are well and truly over and whatever fanciful shine the prospect of a “new” year held as it approached has already dimmed into grim reality.
From Los Angeles Times
They are of the same era—fanciful and fantastical embodiments of the enterprise, leisure and sense of possibility America was placing on offer, despite the decade of Depression and war’s looming storm clouds.
“Barring an unlikely shock, this is a fanciful theory,” he said.
Even the seemingly fanciful suggestion of annexing Greenland is back in the headlines.
From Barron's
His fanciful inspirations, construction of his clothing and expressions of affection from his supporters decorate the pages.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
