imagine that

idiom

—used to express that something is remarkable

This tree is more than 300 years old. Imagine that!

Examples of imagine that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the country moves toward the 2026 midterms, the temptation will be to treat our current racial, political, and economic crisis as a sharp break from the past; to search for singular villains; and to imagine that a return to normalcy is just one election away. —Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026

Now, imagine that there are two skyscraper-sized glaciers towering above your head, and every hour or so, giant blocks of ice break free and tumble in your direction. —Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026

The prospectors liked to compare the warm, unctuous caress of the silt on their legs and thighs to the kisses of ten thousand lips, rather than imagine that the river had nothing to offer them—except mud. —Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

Or, imagine that Uruguay upsets Spain in Group H. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for imagine that

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