How to Use imaginative in a Sentence

imaginative

adjective
  • The restaurant's menu is quite imaginative.
  • She wrote an imaginative story about life on the planet Venus.
  • Give me imaginative ads, sure, but also, don’t bombard me with the same ads.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Kids will love stretching and pulling it, and even adding objects into it as a form of imaginative play.
    Bridget Shirvell, Parents, 18 Nov. 2023
  • This set comes with pans, a pot with a lid, a colander, a spatula, and even a dish rack, so kids can cook up all sorts of imaginative games.
    Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
  • For those of us who aren’t as imaginative, the best way to achieve that is to invite people into your setting, and a game is a way of doing that.
    Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2024
  • The director also peppers the film with wildly imaginative cutaways that echo the tone of the opening shots in the bathroom stalls.
    Stuart Miller, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Families that love to road trip can find a new favorite in this imaginative tray that fits over car seats and booster seats.
    Jacqueline Saguin, Good Housekeeping, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Inspired by Sabbath meals of her youth and by local chefs and home cooks, the recipes are sumptuous and imaginative.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Top houses vie for the wackiest or most imaginative idea that often bears a clue as to the theme of the runway collection.
    Thomas Adamson, ajc, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The three-story home boasts five rooms with three characters from the film — Mirabel, Antonio, and Abuela — for imaginative role-play.
    Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • The movie is described as an imaginative tale of two strangers and the unbelievable journey that connects them.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024
  • This whimsical sandbox takes the form of a pirate ship for hours of imaginative pretend play.
    Alesandra Dubin, Parents, 31 July 2023
  • But all are imaginative, some even delightful, and all were the product of months of design and production.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 19 Aug. 2023
  • There are even propellers and wooden-peg people for a range of imaginative play.
    Taryn Mohrman, wsj.com, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Fura is one to watch; its eco-conscious menu is very imaginative and good for the environment.
    Audrey Phoon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Nov. 2023
  • This box comes with 790 bricks for the ultimate imaginative playtime.
    WIRED, 21 Oct. 2023
  • While the lore around Area 51 may be nothing more than imaginative fiction, that won’t stop people from gawking just beyond those chain link fences.
    Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The cocktail menu pays homage to the Middle East, with the region’s rich flavors and spices finding their way into imaginative concoctions.
    Sophie Prideaux, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2023
  • Despite the clichés and expectations — and the declarations by some that chocolate desserts are often less imaginative than fruit desserts — most of us can’t get enough of the stuff.
    Laurie Ochoa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2024
  • The imaginative Kristen Feighery artwork makes for a vibrant addition to a desk as well ($20).
    Jessica Swannie, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In addition to these, some movies offered a reminder that, in the right hands, a sequel CAN be imaginative, daring and original.
    Tim Gray, Variety, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The imaginative approach of gin distillers isn’t new: Indeed, fruit gins are mentioned in The Distiller of London, published as early as 1639.
    Eve Thomas, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
  • This was an imaginative era for Howard who would eventually become a singer and guitarist.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
  • To put Willy Wonka’s tale to film yet again then is to ask for trouble; how to expand the limits of a gastronomical world that is already so imaginative?
    Mayukh Sen, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
  • A lot of the work is imaginative, but that’s a mental process and eventually it’s got to become a tangible, physical thing.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2023
  • The moon’s square off with Neptune is ideal for imaginative inventions.
    USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Claudia, the imaginative tasting menu concept from chef Trevor Teich, has closed.
    Nick Kindelsperger, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2023
  • And, they can be displayed in so many imaginative and creative ways: in shells and sea urchins and little dishes, on driftwood or the top of a book, in glass globes that hang from the ceiling, nestled next to other houseplants.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Then again, books and life, ideas and the concrete, the imaginative and the practical, are not opposites for Riker or for his protagonist, Abby.
    Lynn Steger Strong, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2023

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