How to Use imagination in a Sentence

imagination

noun
  • Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?
  • You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.
  • The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.
  • He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.
  • That was the kind of stuff that made our imaginations run wild.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The Penguin isn’t, by any stretch of the imagination, the worst new show of the fall season.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Have fun with it and let your imagination go wild, with these tips to guide you.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2023
  • Whether that means in real life, the Upside Down or the Void is left, for now, to the imagination.
    Adam B. Vary, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The best of them, of course, sort of align with my imagination about the character.
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Recruit the kids to help and let their imaginations run wild.
    Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Raising a city from the sand needs a lot of imagination.
    Ulrike Lemmin-Woolfrey, CNN, 24 Apr. 2023
  • But, the best part about the toy was how the doll could come to life by simply using your imagination.
    Joyann Jeffrey, NBC News, 24 July 2023
  • In the almost-light of moonglow, imagination will fill in the blanks.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Let your imagination run wild, or scroll on and pick from one of our very best pear recipes.
    Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Sawyer is the first to notice, because the imagination of a kid is always in tune with things that go bump in the night.
    Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 31 May 2023
  • But first Scotts had to help lodge the idea of perfect turf in the American imagination.
    Ted Steinberg, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2023
  • So much of the film is just that kind of trying to give a sense of imagination around what Texas could be and what America could be.
    Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The feeling of the unknown — and the way the imagination can swirl with what could be — is electrifying.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • Playing around with the past seems to shake up her imagination — and point her toward the future.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The ripped image of the woman was just enough to prompt Daniel's creative imagination.
    Brittanie Shey, Chron, 2 May 2023
  • What’s missing from the film is the spark that leaps the gap from imagination to reality.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Since then, the trucks have leaped into the public imagination.
    Emiliano Rodríguez Mega, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Your chance to see the adventure and imagination come to life on the big screen is getting closer.
    Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 May 2024
  • The 13-book series has sparked a movie, a TV series, a video game and countless imaginations.
    Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 20 May 2024
  • Possessed of a vivid imagination, Leaf sought to bring its products to life.
    News Desk, Artforum, 3 July 2024
  • For more than 40 years, Mann has worked to close that gap between the idealized imagination, and the world beyond it.
    John Semley, WIRED, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The fun and lively colors, such as bottle green or coral, will spark the imagination.
    Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2023
  • The tropical scenery in Kuala Lumpur was beyond the imagination of someone who grew up in a refugee camp.
    Yousef Aljamal, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 June 2024
  • Erté’s designs and sketches have always been a feast for the imagination and eyes.
    Naomi Rougeau, ELLE, 14 June 2023
  • Tove Jansson: Painter Jansson’s public murals offer a glimpse into the boundless depths of her rich imagination.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024

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