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

So that was just a flight of fancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

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