picturing

Example Sentences

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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

Stop picturing a standard vending machine with rotating coils and falling snacks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 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

I keep picturing you at Aunt Maureen’s, knitting a sweater and eating stinky baked beans.

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy