imagined; imagining
i-ˈma-jə-niŋ 
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Examples of imagine in a Sentence
a writer who has imagined an entire world of amazing creatures
He asked us to imagine a world without poverty or war.
It's hard for me to imagine having children.
He was imagining all sorts of terrible things happening.
“What was that sound? I think there's someone in the house!” “Oh, you're just imagining things.”
I imagine it will snow at some point today.
It's difficult to imagine that these changes will really be effective.
The company will do better next year, I imagine.
It was worse than they had imagined.
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Nicole, still thinking of her own mother, could not imagine losing both parents at the same time.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 July 2025
Now imagine tasking one as the first to capture the chaos, confusion and total lack of kayfabe backstage.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
The song reappears later in the movie during a dream sequence, as Isaac imagines walking outside his mountaintop prison and finding Iris crooning it to him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Now imagine what's possible if the rest of the world joined us.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 29 July 2025
Now imagine tasking one as the first to capture the chaos, confusion and total lack of kayfabe backstage.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 29 July 2025
The song reappears later in the movie during a dream sequence, as Isaac imagines walking outside his mountaintop prison and finding Iris crooning it to him.
—Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 28 July 2025
Now imagine what's possible if the rest of the world joined us.
—Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for imagine
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“Imagine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
1
: to form a mental picture of : use the imagination
2
: think sense 2, suppose
I imagine it will snow
Medical Definition
imagine
verb
imag·ine
im-ˈaj-ən
imagined; imagining
-ˈaj-(ə-)niŋ
: to form a mental image of (something not present)
: to use the imagination
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