dream up

Example Sentences

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As a child, I spent so many nights playing tricks on myself, twisting the shadows from trees outside my window into the most terrifying images my mind could dream up.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

It’s a lot easier to gain mass user adoption if your A.I.’s value proposition includes the ability to dream up a hyperrealistic photograph and make it show up on your phone.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2026

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

Boaz, as a rule, did not dream up ghosts where there were none.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny