imaginative

Example Sentences

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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

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

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

"When they're very young they're so curious and they're imaginative and they want to try things."

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

The older I got, the more I realized how small my world was as a child, but also how expansive and imaginative it was.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Still others are little more than ideas in the minds of imaginative scientists, waiting for the opportunity to put them to the test.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson