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

Reviews of the new release are mixed, with some critics praising its imagination and pace, but others are saying it falls flat compared to the first film.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Copilot has not captured the imagination of users anywhere to the same extent that Anthropic Cowork has over the last few months,” Materne wrote in the note, referring to Microsoft’s AI assistant.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

And sometimes we have more imagination than they do.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson