imagination

Example Sentences

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Its cells held infamous criminals such as Al Capone, and several unsuccessful escape attempts captured public imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In the popular imagination geishas are often confused with courtesans but their work as trained masters of refined old artforms does not involve selling sex.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

OpenAI said last week it would discontinue the Sora app, which allowed, with simple text prompts, the creation of Hollywood-quality short video, limited only by user imagination.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Parent-facing content like Cbeebies Bedtime stories also encourage "interaction, imagination and shared viewing between children and their loved ones around them", she added.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

With regular old household items, patience, and imagination, I could create something new.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry