How to Use fantasize in a Sentence

fantasize

verb
  • She fantasized that she had won a million dollars.
  • Not that fantasizing about costumes is a bad thing for kids to do!
    — Melissa Willets, Parents, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Many of the girls in my class had already been asked and were fantasizing about the big event.
    — Katie Anastas, The Seattle Times, 1 June 2017
  • Between sets on stage, the two would often take breaks to fantasize about fame.
    — Deputy Entertainment, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Plenty of us dream about, read about, and fantasize about fairy-tale endings.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2024
  • These are the moments kids fantasize about in their driveways.
    — Matt Calkins, The Seattle Times, 3 Feb. 2018
  • Don’t just fantasize about summer happy hours with your girls.
    — Sunnah Rasheed, InStyle, 25 May 2026
  • Users, many of them teenagers or young adults, fantasized about violence.
    — Shira Ovide, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • There was space to breathe and to fantasize and to visualize.
    — Laura Snapes, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Now is the time for a young (or not so young) car lover to fantasize about driving a convertible.
    — Jason Fogelson, AJC.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Sure, Timothy stole a gun and fantasized about killing his wife and son, but the gun is gone.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • For just about as long as smartphones have had screens that crack, folks have been fantasizing about how to save them from that fate.
    — Eric Limer, Popular Mechanics, 28 June 2018
  • Or fantasize about a life after acting?
    — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Like most things in life, the reality of fame is not what most people fantasize about.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
  • There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.
    — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Halloween is a time of wonder, of curses, ghouls and dark magic, a time to let rip and fantasize.
    — Holly Thomas, CNN, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Most of us fantasize about quitting our jobs and moving to France to live la vie parisienne at some point.
    — Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Nov. 2021
  • What drove Keith to kill himself and to fantasize about killing others?
    — Phillip Morris, cleveland.com, 4 Mar. 2018
  • This lust-free zone is aimed at those who fantasize about high-end hotel robes, fresh flowers, and billion-thread count sheets.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2023
  • How many kids fantasize about putting on a spacesuit and being locked in a warehouse for 18 months?
    — Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 11 June 2010
  • My friend Shon says that people tend to fantasize less when most of the major needs in their life are being met.
    — Annie Lord, Vogue, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Maybe not to fans who fantasize about Tanking for Trevor (Lawrence).
    — Star Tribune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • Maddy stormed off, and Nate went into the bathroom to fantasize.
    — Mónica Marie Zorrilla, Variety, 8 Jan. 2022
  • The six hours of my flight back to New York were spent fantasizing about life post-Oura ring.
    — Erika Veurink, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2023
  • That’s not the same as fantasizing about Chinese lifestyles from afar.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
  • For those who fantasize about a life of seaside solitude, the lighthouse has two simple guest rooms available to rent.
    — Peter Terzian, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Let’s face it, drinking rosé from Provence is a way to fantasize you’re on a yacht in Saint-Tropez.
    — Elin McCoy, Bloomberg.com, 14 June 2017
  • Most sports fans only fantasize about sitting in the front row or visiting the locker room after a game.
    — Spin Contributor, SPIN, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Those are a few things Perrin March V fantasized about online.
    — Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 14 July 2024
  • What customers most often fantasize about are Charvet bedsheets.
    — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 24 Mar. 2026

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