flight of fancy

Example Sentences

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In short, the Cassidy-Kaine proposal is a flight of fancy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 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

So that was just a flight of fancy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2023

“Nothing. Just a brief flight of fancy, my mind sailing off past the phantom tollbooth. So, which lifeline would you like to use?”

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein