Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Desserts, meanwhile, will be dreamed up by Matt Tinder, the former pastry chef at Coi; dishes there include offerings like raw chocolate, roasted kelp, and date.—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 7 May 2026 Japan wasn’t the only nation dreaming up goliath-scale warships, either.—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 May 2026 No fiction writer could dream up a character with so many high-stakes gambles that usually paid off, whose life took so many turns and who was present at so many key late-20th-century moments in various fields.—Tim Gray, Variety, 6 May 2026 Instead, whole grains and foods are dissembled into molecules which, with the help of artificial colorings, flavorings and gluelike emulsifiers, are heated, pounded, shaped or extruded into any food a manufacturer can dream up.—Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dream up