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
As Kunimoto says, private-fund valuations are often “a figment of imagination.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
As a figment of Charles’ imagination, Sazz is always in a suit and a porkpie hat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
While the gesture is also known as the "Roman salute," there is no known Roman art or text that depicts or describes it, and the association was likely just a figment of fascist propaganda.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
“It’s merely a figment of your overly active imagination,” Lori said.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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