flight of fancy

Example Sentences

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But as of now, that remains only a flight of fancy for Kirby.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

After reaching for the stars in his first show for Chanel, new chief designer Matthieu Blazy took a feathery flight of fancy for his debut Haute Couture collection inspired by birds and nature on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

Few of them, however, match form and content like this flight of fancy from the director Geoff Marslett, who co-wrote the screenplay with the indie-rock stalwart Howe Gelb.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024

And if you really want a flight of fancy, you can envision Clark wearing the colors of the team that calls this arena home, the Seattle Storm.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

Wasn’t writing a kind of soaring, an achievable form of flight, of fancy, of the imagination?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan