fanciful

Example Sentences

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An industry colleague recently admitted that while she was appalled by Ms. Owens’s fanciful claims, she kept tuning in for the next installment of “crazy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

It is not fanciful to suspect that Iranian capabilities are being degraded very quickly.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Altay Bayindir will not be replacing him any time soon and the idea Andre Onana might come back from his loan spell in Turkey to reclaim the number-one role is fanciful.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

The way “asses.masses” shifted tones and tenor recalled a game such as “Kentucky Route Zero,” another serialized and alternately realistic and fanciful game with political overtones.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Jack of Diamonds was a sparkly name he had lately been dropping in our midst, of this fanciful character he kept bragging about.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo