dream up

Example Sentences

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A Brazilian man with a penchant for sporting records breaks a new one after tackling the most boring physical challenge he could dream up: running on a treadmill for 24 hours.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

You can use your cameo—and your friends’ cameos—to star in any video you dream up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

Then build the most fabulous, flavor-packed fruit salad you can dream up.

From Salon • May 31, 2025

Nava similarly turned to a series of 17th and 18th century Maya texts to dream up different kinds of symbolism that would lend the film a distinct kind of texture.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 28, 2025

So what kind of punishment would he dream up for me?

From "Amal Unbound" by Aisha Saeed