figments
- plural of figment.
Example Sentences
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We meet them before we meet Sally and Theo, and whether they are figments or not, they are unmistakably haunting the new occupant who’s writing about them.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 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
“I will have them. They’ll be there. They won’t just be figments of imagination or floating around digitally. They’ll be real things that I can remember.”
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2022
"Have a little faith," she coaches herself, as the dark shape floats easily through the screen like smoke or clouds or figments of any sort.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
