flight of fancy

Example Sentences

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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

But it’s easy to forgive Zink this flight of fancy in a book that’s so fun to read.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 7, 2022

The most prominent flight of fancy is an extended scene in which Aline walks the streets of Las Vegas, alone and forlorn.

From New York Times • Mar. 31, 2022

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan