Example Sentences

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“Neuromancer,” one of the defining cyberpunk novels, was published in 1988; that book imagines an interconnected, virtual reality world you can traverse by “jacking in.”

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

She imagines a massive ball of bills and paper forms rolling around Oakland, following her every move.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

The main character, Lizzie, imagines her mother’s experience when she formed a “conscious raising group” with her friends.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Every day, mother-of-three Sarah imagines her perfectly healthy young children are going to die in a car crash or fall fatally ill.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Celia steps into the ocean and imagines she’s a soldier on a mission—for the moon, or the palms, or El Lider.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García