flight of fancy

Example Sentences

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In short, the Cassidy-Kaine proposal is a flight of fancy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

After reaching for the stars in his first show for Chanel, new chief designer Matthieu Blazy took a feathery flight of fancy for his debut Haute Couture collection inspired by birds and nature on Tuesday.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

This was nothing but a flight of fancy: The price of a Happy Meal in California ranges from $4 to $8 today, depending on its content and size.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2024

It’s really more in the flight of fancy part.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2023

Wasn’t writing a kind of soaring, an achievable form of flight, of fancy, of the imagination?

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan