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
This was nothing but a flight of fancy: The price of a Happy Meal in California ranges from $4 to $8 today, depending on its content and size.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024
Despite the troubled history of “Treasure Planet,” this maligned flight of fancy contains a trove of underrated accomplishments worthy of reappraisal.
From New York Times • Dec. 28, 2022
Wasn’t writing a kind of soaring, an achievable form of flight, of fancy, of the imagination?
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
