How to Use fantasy in a Sentence

fantasy

noun
  • Her fantasy is to be a film star.
  • His plans are just fantasies.
  • His plans are the product of pure fantasy.
  • His plans are pure fantasy.
  • I spent my summer reading fantasies.
  • He can hardly tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
  • To them, the honesty Will and Jada have shared tears apart the fantasy of the Smiths’ Black love.
    Kushie Amin, refinery29.com, 26 Oct. 2023
  • At the time, that seemed like little more than a fantasy.
    Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 3 June 2023
  • But while the decor and vibe of old-school tiki bars was a pure fantasy, the food that was once served in them was not.
    Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • Since the hiccup, the Jaguars have scored the second-most fantasy points behind only the Ravens.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The notion that this was a looming win for Democrats is pure fantasy.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The fact that lines like that are rooted in fantasy doesn’t matter.
    cleveland, 14 Sep. 2023
  • However, the trip turned out to be more of a nightmare than a fantasy for the young model.
    Emily Kirkpatrick, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The burlesque star hopes that viewers will leave the show—which is on until spring 2024—with a sense of joy and fantasy.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Liz Braswell chooses the best science fiction and fantasy of the year.
    Wsj Books Staff, WSJ, 28 Dec. 2023
  • Playing in The Masters will mark the latest dream in a year already well into the realm of fantasy for the 31-year-old.
    Jack Bantock, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Creature cards The fantasy creatures in MTG range from dragons to fairies and so much more.
    Bailey Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • The new novel is more of a fantasy romp than readers might expect.
    Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2024
  • Stuffed with rude delights, spry wit and radical fantasy, the movie is a feast.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Blair has shared that the fourth and final book in her romantic fantasy series is on its way.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • My my mom would write fantasy novels as a hobby when since forever, and would give them to us to read.
    Abc News, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2024
  • To him, its mountains and rivers were a paradise far eclipsing the fantasy settings of children’s books or video games.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Actually, some of us yearn for the era when hip-hop hunks topped the charts, dominated the scene, and inspired fans’ fantasies.
    Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The woman wrote that a man was creating fake fetish profiles of her and planning dates to act out rape fantasies at her workplace.
    WIRED, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Look to the best thrillers and mysteries to keep you on the edge of your seat, get lost in the possibilities of the best sci-fi and fantasy, and spark some joy with these 14 feel-good reads.
    Bekah Waalkes, Washington Post, 10 July 2023
  • For a long time, the Victoria’s Secret show focused on the fantasies of the male gaze, rather than the women who bought and wore the lingerie and undergarments.
    Frances Solá-Santiago, refinery29.com, 28 Sep. 2023
  • And at one point, Dougie brings up the cuckolding fantasies, which Asher very foolishly told him about.
    Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The Seahawks are allowing the sixth-most fantasy points to wide receivers this season.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Many were designed by her close friend and confidant Hubert de Givenchy and remain the stuff of fashion fantasies to this day.
    Liz McNeil, Peoplemag, 4 Feb. 2024
  • But by season 4, the Gerri/Roman fantasy had been shot through.
    Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 30 May 2023

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