How to Use imagine in a Sentence

imagine

verb
  • It was worse than they had imagined.
  • I imagine it will snow at some point today.
  • He asked us to imagine a world without poverty or war.
  • It's hard for me to imagine having children.
  • The company will do better next year, I imagine.
  • He was imagining all sorts of terrible things happening.
  • It's difficult to imagine that these changes will really be effective.
  • And remember back to the first John Wick and imagine how that script would’ve read.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The last year did not go the way either Biden or Morris had imagined.
    Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2024
  • So just imagine what that does for my mother, who was born in 1948.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Friends of the victim said she was widely liked and couldn't imagine who would want to harm her.
    Jesse Kirsch, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2023
  • As for the words themselves, there’s nothing to imagine.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • Or could Reeves imagine somehow reprising the role in a fifth John Wick movie?
    Clark Collis, EW.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Trips that were planned, or at least mentioned, or at least imagined.
    Hazlitt, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Now imagine, for a second, if all of that was reversed.
    Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • That is easier imagined than done, as Michael and I both know.
    How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 13 Apr. 2023
  • But the two did chat about how Rosheuvel imagined Charlotte’s younger life over drinks.
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 5 May 2023
  • Just imagine taking a bite of that rich and creamy filling with the perfect amount of buttery crust and sweet berry sauce.
    Beth Branch, Country Living, 9 May 2023
  • And while Rob and Fab (briefly) enjoyed the high life and the spoils of fame, Korem says that the price of not singing on the records was higher than either man imagined.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Just imagine a world where the journey from Los Angeles to Tokyo takes less than two hours.
    Sassie Duggleby, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2024
  • As this nonsensical cycle had worn on, the witch had tried to imagine the face of the woman in plaid pants.
    Myriam Gurba, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
  • Just imagine: strolling through rows and rows of lavender, then allowing the aroma to follow you all the way home.
    Lindsay Tigar, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The big, round belly can be a lovable trait (try to imagine Santa sans belly).
    Sarah Fielding, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, their hides are very thick — just imagine trying to sink your teeth into a rubber tire.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2023
  • The racket becomes a little heavier, the elbow a little tighter, as Djokovic’s foes start to imagine pulling off the win.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 June 2023
  • Drexciya was first imagined by a Detroit musical duo of the same name.
    Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 17 May 2023
  • Just before that scene, the Queen imagines her funeral.
    K.j. Yossman, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Their frustration turned to imagining what a place would look like where grown-ups can take a break while the kids enjoy themselves at the same time.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • Hard to imagine the Rangers pushing him to more than 100 innings this season, which probably takes him out of the mix for a big league callup.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Not many travelers imagine the Lone Star State as a beach bum’s paradise.
    Pam Leblanc, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Mar. 2024

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