flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy

noun phrase

: an idea, story, etc., that shows great imagination but is very unlikely to be true or practical

The book is filled with flights of fancy about the future of the computer industry.

flights of imagination about becoming a superstar

Examples of flight of fancy/imagination/fantasy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As humanity edges closer to civilian space travel, the question of which marijuana strains would be best suited for a journey beyond Earth’s atmosphere is more than just a flight of fancy. — Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 21 Apr. 2025

Creating entire worlds doesn’t feel like a flight of fancy. — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024

In the afternoon, continue your flight of fancy into Andersen’s astounding world. — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024

This was nothing but a flight of fancy: The price of a Happy Meal in California ranges from $4 to $8 today, depending on its content and size. — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2024

The customization element isn’t just a flight of fancy. — Violet Goldstone, WWD, 13 Sep. 2024

In the other, which is the movie’s only true flight of fancy, Dar dreams of her dog befriending a Palestinian boy who has to hide from the bombs being dropped around him. — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Sep. 2024

For Buffett, escapism was not merely something fun, some fiddling flight of fancy that can be taken up or discarded at will. — Drew M. Dalton, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2023

In the region, the statement was not taken as just a flight of fancy. — Joshua Keating, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018