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.
  • The Nest, a kids’ club for ages 5-12, is a haven for imaginative play.
    Danielle Pointdujour, Travel + Leisure, 1 July 2024
  • This town is in a library and is powered by books, which hold some of the world’s most imaginative tales.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • Give me imaginative ads, sure, but also, don’t bombard me with the same ads.
    Matthew Gilbert, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Feb. 2023
  • There are legions of fans of Spider-Man, who this month marks 60 years in the vast, imaginative world of comic books, movies and merch.
    Aaron Morrison, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • Put the less imaginative tasks aside and dive into your artistic side.
    USA TODAY, 26 June 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
  • Almost anything can play a role in a creepy imaginative life.
    Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • Each of these outfits further alludes to the imaginative artistry of Doja Cat.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Acevedo-Yates and the 37 artists cast light on the intricacies of the Caribbean in a way that is both imaginative and literal.
    Cassandra Pintro, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Leone came up in special effects and makeup, and his films never lack for imaginative kills.
    Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Art can help us all practice this imaginative muscle in a useful way.
    Girija Kaimal, Discover Magazine, 26 June 2024
  • Pat Hanych started opening her bar to the most imaginative, idiosyncratic, and gnarly expressions of Cleveland music near the end of the ‘80s and kept it up for three decades.
    Annie Nickoloff, cleveland, 16 June 2022
  • 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
  • For younger kids especially, cooking and baking can take the form of sensory and imaginative play.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 5 Sep. 2024
  • And her books, although wildly imaginative, deliberately refuse to be new in another way as well.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

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