imaginatively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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While his fellow students spark to the winds of political change and sexual freedom, he becomes fixated on what a lone geranium, imaginatively monitored on its windowsill, might have to convey if given the chance.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Democratic citizens need to develop the habit of listening imaginatively rather than in a competitive or judgmental way.
From Slate • Jan. 2, 2026
The cells offer an experience quite distinct from any museum, allowing viewers to physically and imaginatively put themselves in the place of the 15th-century monks who lived and worshipped there.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 22, 2025
The game-like endeavors are designed to get guests to view their local libraries — and the world outside of them — a little more imaginatively.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2024
The imaginatively named "atmospheric regulator external component" is how the regulator freeze-separates air.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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