be imaginary

Examples (10)

• Sometimes, the threats we perceive are entirely imaginary.
• The dragon in his story was, of course, purely imaginary.
• Her childhood friend turned out to be imaginary, a creation of her loneliness.
• Many of his worries are often imaginary, lacking real-world basis.
• The boundaries between nations can sometimes be imaginary lines drawn on a map.
• He insisted that the voices he heard were not imaginary, but real.
• She learned that the fear of failure can be a powerful but imaginary barrier.
• The characters in this book are purely imaginary, not based on real people.
• Without evidence, a theory might be considered purely imaginary.
• The perfect world he described seemed to be completely imaginary.