figment
noun
a mere product of mental invention; a fantastic notion.
figments
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pluralof figment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2026
But that's the issue, we have fictionalized a real-life relationship with our very own elusive figments of our imagination.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
The legendary teams coached by Marv Levy and quarterbacked by Jim Kelly, they almost seemed like figments relegated to NFL Films footage.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
But its various figments and narratives had merged, as such poppycock tends to do, with an older and homegrown genre of German extremism.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2022
I guess you just can't control some people, even when they're only figments of your imagination.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
