fanciful
Example Sentences
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An industry colleague recently admitted that while she was appalled by Ms. Owens’s fanciful claims, she kept tuning in for the next installment of “crazy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
The publication took a rather more fanciful approach for some calculations.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
It is not fanciful to suspect that Iranian capabilities are being degraded very quickly.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Altay Bayindir will not be replacing him any time soon and the idea Andre Onana might come back from his loan spell in Turkey to reclaim the number-one role is fanciful.
From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026
Suddenly, Muff’s idea about Henry didn’t seem so fanciful.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
Vocabulary lists containing fanciful
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