imaginary

Example Sentences

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"I tell my children imaginary stories. I try to make the stories motivating and uplifting," she said, such as tales of a new home with separate rooms and beds.

From Barron's

I shook my head, clearing the thoughts of my imaginary family away as I shut my closet door.

From Literature

In the South, the book was said to have been “founded on imaginary circumstances, and gross improbabilities” and frequently banned.

From Literature

“Now let’s say there’s a monkey out there and you want to catch him,” he said, making a long swipe at an imaginary monkey.

From Literature

Perhaps so, but the imaginary apocalypse made Easter Island famous.

From The Wall Street Journal