How to Use "Imagination" with Example Sentences

imagination (n): the ability to create pictures in your mind of things you have not seen or experienced; the ability to come up with new and creative ideas

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Used with adjectives:

"My son has a creative imagination."
(creative, vivid, great, active, wild)

"She has such great artistic imagination."
(artistic, literary, musical, poetic)

"The human imagination is endless."
(human)

"He can't be creative with such a limited imagination."
(limited)

Used with verbs:

"John always had an artistic imagination."
(had)

"She showed great imagination from a very early age."
(showed)

"Her writing lacks imagination."
(lacks)

"Her job as an art teacher requires some imagination."
(requires, takes)

"Try to use your imagination."
(use, stretch, exercise)

"A good book captures his imagination."
(captures, excites, grabs, inspires, stimulates, stirs, ignites, captivates)

"Let your imagination run wild."
(run wild)

Used with prepositions:

"What he experienced was beyond my imagination."
(beyond)

"It's all in your imagination."
(in)

"He cannot be an artist without any imagination."
(without)