imagine that

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—used to express that something is remarkable
This tree is more than 300 years old. Imagine that!

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Now imagine that this Cantor set lives on the x-axis, and at each point on this set is a peak representing a frequency. — Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026 That test is to imagine that someone is about to exit a cafe, having scooped up their laptop and papers, but leaving a cellphone on the table. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Or imagine that whoever reaches Mars and begins constructing a settlement — whether with robots or eventually with human settlers — gains the right to declare the surrounding land as private property. — Rainer Zitelmann, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026 The types of crimes weren’t spelled out, but imagine that a President, say, poisoned his estranged spouse and concealed the crime until after leaving the White House. — Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for imagine that

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“Imagine that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/imagine%20that. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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