How to Use fantasy in a Sentence

fantasy

noun
  • Her fantasy is to be a film star.
  • His plans are just fantasies.
  • His plans are the product of pure fantasy.
  • His plans are pure fantasy.
  • I spent my summer reading fantasies.
  • He can hardly tell the difference between fantasy and reality.
  • Of course, there is a lot of fantasy in this.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026
  • This far-out fantasy tale stands the test of time.
    Karen Cicero, Parents, 5 Mar. 2026
  • To me, that would be a fantasy roast.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 12 May 2026
  • Bring the fantasy to life on your nails.
    Christina Perrier, InStyle, 27 Feb. 2026
  • This does not seem like pure fantasy.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • The eight-war fantasy is bizarre.
    The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 20 Jan. 2026
  • And my dad goes, 'Oh, that was just a fantasy.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The lesson is to know what kind of fantasy the space can hold.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 10 June 2026
  • There are five weeks left in the fantasy hoops season.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Is it aligned with your current life or a fantasy?
    Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Oct. 2025
  • As is that line between sci-fi and fantasy.
    Richard Edwards, Space.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • But it will be set in modern times, but with a slight fantasy twist.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • What a time to be alive for fantasy owners.
    Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
  • And as any sci-fi or fantasy fan knows, prophecies can be hell.
    Chris McMullen, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This show is written like someone’s sick fantasies come to life.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Apr. 2026
  • This show is written like someone’s sick fantasies come to life.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Where does fact end, and fantasy and fiction start?
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Why is this fantasy brought up so often?
    Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And is indulging in this fantasy so wrong?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Build around your real life, not your fantasy one.
    Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
  • Over the past 15 games, here are the best and worst fantasy matchups.
    Stan Son, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
  • What once seemed like a fantasy was complete.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Guard against fantasy and pie-in-the-sky thinking.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 Feb. 2026
  • To most readers, this will seem like fantasy.
    Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

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