dream up
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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The people who dream up the looks that sparkle at high-profile events, and who make sure that even if you don’t feel perfect, you at least look it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
As a child, I spent so many nights playing tricks on myself, twisting the shadows from trees outside my window into the most terrifying images my mind could dream up.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2026
A Brazilian man with a penchant for sporting records breaks a new one after tackling the most boring physical challenge he could dream up: running on a treadmill for 24 hours.
From Barron's ● Feb. 6, 2026
If you should happen to dream up a scene in which a man runs screaming around the jungle with a wild boar strapped to his head, he’s the obvious pick to pull it off.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 24, 2025
I am somewhat aware that I am dreaming, and in a sense am making the dream up; but being half-asleep, it still seems true.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
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