imagine that

phrase

—used to express that something is remarkable
This tree is more than 300 years old. Imagine that!

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Now imagine that a materially better model becomes available. — Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 Now imagine that on Tuesday, the nitrogen dioxide held at 105, while ozone levels dropped to 30. — Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 24 July 2026 The company tried cracking down on the videos, but the problems felt too vast, too deeply woven into the platform itself, to imagine that they could really be fixed. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Now, imagine that sort of commonality across not just multiple brands under the same corporate umbrella, but across multiple manufacturing entities. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for imagine that

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“Imagine that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine%20that. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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