Example Sentences

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They’d rather you were picturing Kyle Walker, hurtling along the M62 in his sports car while the rest of us sit at home.

From The Guardian • May 11, 2020

But it was clear her classmates were picturing someone doing the Cotton-Eyed Joe.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

She could not scold Hoodie, naughty as she had undoubtedly been, for sad fears were picturing themselves before her—what might not be the result of Hoodie's disobedience?

From Hoodie by Baumer, Lewis Christopher Edward

Her small crew were picturing in their minds what was taking place out there in the darkness, their comrades struggling to get a small boat out in that heavy sea.

From A Prisoner of Morro In the Hands of the Enemy by Sinclair, Upton

To her thinking each case was distinct, and her lips curved unconsciously into a smile, as if she were picturing how different it would be with them….

From Together by Herrick, Robert