Example Sentences

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After repeatedly visiting her GP Rachel said she felt she was going around in circles, to the point she was convinced she was imagining her own pain.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

“The best part of making the cards was imagining how the people would feel when they receive a Valentine’s Day card they weren’t expecting,” said Liliana, 10.

From Washington Post • Feb. 11, 2023

Perhaps the efforts of science, especially neuroscience, to integrate Buddhism into its own worldview is the realization of what Tillich was imagining.

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2023

I thought I was imagining things on the set of CNN’s “Election Night in America” show on Nov. 8, leafing through the pages of exit polls just before the returns started rolling in.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2022

I thought maybe I was imagining it, but some people actually nodded in my direction and smiled.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles