picturing

Example Sentences

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But picturing your future self—and mentally “traveling back” to who you are now—has been shown to increase savings behavior, according to a 2024 study published in the Journal of Consumer Research.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026

She toured some schools that happened to be cold or rainy, which kept her from fully picturing herself having a good experience there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

That’s what I was doing my whole childhood — picturing myself onstage in front of people, entertaining them but also entertaining myself.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

And I’m picturing Mexico’s Ana Victoria Espino De Santiago, 26, who, last year, became the first lawyer with Down Syndrome.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

He and Benny looked at each other and frowned, but I smiled as I wrote it down, picturing Joe and Benny in those funny little hats and jackets.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez