figment
Example Sentences
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The revs are but an airy figment in your febrile mind.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
Pat died in 2012, but was later seen on-screen again with Dame Barbara Windsor, when she returned as a figment of the dying Peggy's imagination in 2016.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
As a figment of Charles’ imagination, Sazz is always in a suit and a porkpie hat.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
While the gesture is also known as the "Roman salute," there is no known Roman art or text that depicts or describes it, and the association was likely just a figment of fascist propaganda.
From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025
“This can only mean one thing. It has to do with Time. Yes. You are a figment of the Past!”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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