imaginative

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A single definition sends her into a spiral over such terms as “average coral” and “sea pink,” while elsewhere imaginative riffs and historical detours pull the reader well beyond the book’s central thread.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

“Bluey” works because it’s charmed children and grown-ups alike, emphasizing imaginative parenting skills as much as it does Bluey’s playful spirit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

That’s not a very imaginative assessment of what’s happening.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

The poet appealed to Hallam’s imaginative depths, and Hallam brought the unkempt and solitary Tennyson into the world of the elite and affluent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

But something was missing in my imaginative efforts; my flights of imagination were too subjective, too lacking in reference to social action.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright