figment
Example Sentences
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The revs are but an airy figment in your febrile mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Pat died in 2012, but was later seen on-screen again with Dame Barbara Windsor, when she returned as a figment of the dying Peggy's imagination in 2016.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
The figment of a carriage appears in the distance, steadily drawing closer in Thomas’ sight as the sound of horses’ hooves mimics his steadily increasing heartbeat.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
“He’s in great shape. We were talking hitting. Obviously, he’s a huge fan of Shohei. I told him, ‘I always thought he was a figment of my imagination.’
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 13, 2024
To her horror she saw that the sticky goo had been no figment of her imagination.
From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord
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