fantasize

If you fantasize about retiring abroad, stories of blissful expats will only stoke your desire.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Yes, one can fantasize about the end result of a good haul, i.e. crab cakes, crab cocktail and/or Crab Louie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

Toward the book’s end they fantasize about a world in which your local Waffle House serves “mycelium-based steak and Impossible burgers for the patty melts,” with red meat unavailable at most restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 17, 2026

Between sets on stage, the two would often take breaks to fantasize about fame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026

I wrote this on a piece of paper, dropped it into the prayer box, and began to fantasize about how they would arrive, in a package from Sears, Roebuck.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston

Walter Mitty is a term sometimes used to describe a person who fantasizes about a life more interesting and exciting than their own.

From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2026

Latta fantasizes about one day being in hospitality.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023

He fantasizes about a James Hong comic book series with his brand of sarcastic humor.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2023

In one scene, the wildly self-involved protagonist fantasizes about her own funeral.

From New York Times ● May 17, 2023

She fantasizes that the next place she goes—because there’s always a next place, another foster home, a new school—she’ll start over with a new, easier-to-maintain look.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline

I immediately fantasized about changing my no-dog policy to “second dogs are OK—at $500 a month.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026

At least that’s what one improbable image fantasized in a recent slew of AI-generated “wedding photos” circulating online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2026

What active trader hasn’t fantasized about stepping out of their time-traveling DeLorean in October 1929, 1987 or 2007 with a wad of cash?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 2026

Mayer says he’s fantasized about a sitcom or a talk show taking up residence on the soundstage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

Mortals fantasized that love was eternal and its loss unimaginable.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

While starving and battling lice, the young women distracted themselves by fantasizing about food.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

The narrator begins fantasizing about Sheila’s handsome Vietnamese vet — so vividly that he appears in her kitchen one day.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

But this wasn’t merely a spectacle of a man engaged in otherworldly fantasizing.

From Slate ● Feb. 4, 2025

For music lovers fantasizing about their summer concert plans, it’s almost time to wash those picnic blankets and stock up on your favorite snacks.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

I’d been fantasizing about this moment, and the release of emotion that would accompany it, for many months.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer