Example Sentences

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Chris Kok, the township planner in Wayne, is picturing small businesses and start-ups at the site.

From New York Times • Jul. 5, 2022

A big part of imagining the future is picturing what we’ll bring with us from the present.

From The Verge • Apr. 19, 2022

If you say, “Barbara went down the hall to answer the telephone,” the reader is picturing one kind of Barbara, one kind of hall, one kind of telephone.

From Slate • Oct. 12, 2020

Just don't be surprised if you find out your loved one is picturing your face on the bag after your next big fight.

From Golf Digest • Feb. 8, 2019

When Shelley writes about freedom from authority he is picturing the ideal state where men will be just and wise.

From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.