How to Use imagination in a Sentence

imagination

noun
  • Is it just my imagination, or is it getting warm in here?
  • You can find a solution if you use a little imagination.
  • The author does not tell us what happens to the characters. We have to use our imagination.
  • He's a competent writer, but he lacks imagination.
  • So use your imagination to be with your friend in their grief.
    — Julia Furlan, NPR, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That was the kind of stuff that made our imaginations run wild.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • The imagination stands back and fails to give any idea of the scene.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 10 June 2026
  • So kind of left it up to our imagination as to what that’s gonna be.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Jan. 2023
  • The lyrics seem to be very much from your imagination.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean the bill is dead by any stretch of the imagination.
    — Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Still, this is too much style and far, far too much imagination.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The sheer scale of the tragedy strains the moral imagination.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Have fun with it and let your imagination go wild, with these tips to guide you.
    — Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2023
  • Fear is a seed in your own imagination.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 26 Jan. 2026
  • But this song was all from my imagination.
    — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 11 Mar. 2026
  • But dreams that stay in imagination rot there.
    — Brendan Keegan, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Well, use your imagination and go from there!
    — Chris Koseluk, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Let your imagination run wild, or scroll on and pick from one of our very best pear recipes.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Still, an unchecked imagination has its own charms.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Feb. 2026
  • This, of course, left much to our imaginations.
    — Bill Shaber, Outdoor Life, 22 Oct. 2025
  • At least show some imagination and go for a heptagon next time.
    — Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Becca is gone, and no trick of the imagination will bring her back.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Maybe that’s just a lack of imagination.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Recruit the kids to help and let their imaginations run wild.
    — Anna Theoktisto, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2024
  • A lot of time they were written from the imagination.
    — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
  • But that doesn’t mean that the course of illness is easy by any stretch of the imagination.
    — Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
  • But that isn’t always true, by any stretch of the imagination.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Veering off just might be the source of my imagination.
    — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
  • When word spread that the four of us shared one bed, our good neighbors' imaginations ran wild.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
  • And where does imagination come from?
    — Edna Bonhomme, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025

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