plural imageries
1
2
: figurative language
a poem with biblical imagery
3
: mental images
especially
: the products of imagination
Examples of imagery in a Sentence
The book contains a great deal of sexual imagery.
The movie was full of biblical imagery.
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The Take It Down Act criminalizes the publication of non-consensual intimate imagery, also known as NCII.
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Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
In its history, Planet Labs has previously freely shared important imagery.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inspiring spiritual imagery abounds, but look closely to spy a VW Beetle hidden in one of the panes.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Each Nikon camera flown on Artemis II, when paired with a 400mm lens, could theoretically offer comparable resolution to LRO’s color imagery collected 100 times closer to the surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
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Bethany Bruner, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
In its history, Planet Labs has previously freely shared important imagery.
—Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Inspiring spiritual imagery abounds, but look closely to spy a VW Beetle hidden in one of the panes.
—Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
Each Nikon camera flown on Artemis II, when paired with a 400mm lens, could theoretically offer comparable resolution to LRO’s color imagery collected 100 times closer to the surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for imagery
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“Imagery.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagery. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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imagery
noun
im·ag·ery
ˈim-ij-(ə-)rē 
plural imageries
1
: images that can be seen or that are imagined
2
: language that suggests how someone or something looks, sounds, feels, smells, or tastes
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