fanciful
Example Sentences
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Youth orchestras in each borough appear to be a fanciful suggestion.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
It is not fanciful to suspect that Iranian capabilities are being degraded very quickly.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Architecture critics, who like to put the chapel in a historical context, regard it as a turning point in the discipline—its fanciful use of concrete anticipates Brutalism and its unusual shapes herald Post-Modernism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026
Stern and Epstein even discussed a fanciful plan to take over the giant German lender Deutsche Bank with the help of Qatari investors, the emails suggest - which never came to fruition.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Her hair was done up in fanciful curls, and she wore a brilliant tiara.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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