conceive
Example Sentences
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When Caballero received funding for “TheyDream” in 2021, the money wasn’t enough to conceive it as he had originally envisioned it: entirely told with 3-D-printed figures in physical sets.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
“It is hard to conceive of a scenario where diesel prices aren’t sky-high and aren’t impacting inflation across the U.S.”
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
A sheep who can’t conceive of death, let alone accept that humans would want to murder and eat her entire flock, might as well be fodder.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It’s hard to conceive of a more apt moniker for Vargas.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
He could not quite believe Lee’s words or conceive that other boys were going through the same thing.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing conceive
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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Abraham Lincoln's "Gettysburg Address" (1863)
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"The Tell-Tale Heart," Vocabulary from the short story
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