daydream

Opening your own book shop might be a lofty daydream for some bookworms looking to escape their 9-5, but more and more people are making it a reality.

From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026

I daydream about the kishka dog in “Eat Jewish,” mourn Einstein Bros.’ discontinued bagel dog and would, without much arm-twisting, once again pay $28 for pigs in a blanket at the Ralph Lauren Club.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

“War Craft” is an uneasy and vivid blend of daydream and nightmarish reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Eden convinced an initially reluctant Jordan it was time to make the daydream real, and “Ballet Reign” premiered on Dec. 21, 2022.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

Both of them were Shay, but there were obvious differences: One looked wild, slightly angry; the other had a slightly distant expression, like someone having a daydream.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

And, occasionally, she wanders into daydreams that Hayakawa presents so matter-of-factly that viewers may sometimes be unsure if what they’re seeing is actually happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Nolan Ryan’s fastball, the power of ritual, musical daydreams and more.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026

Researchers have begun poking around in our musical daydreams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

As long as J.D.’s daydreams and goofy bromance with Turk remain, I’m all in.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 2, 2026

All Ruth had done was to take one of these harmless daydreams a step further; she hadn’t even mentioned Miss Geraldine by name.

From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro

"I daydreamed a story," Hailey remembered on Desert Island Discs in 1986.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

I daydreamed completely made-up scenes in my head, like the day when Luthen made Kleya laugh for the very first time, or happy memories between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

For years, April had daydreamed about seeing Hunter again, imagining that he would still be the little boy she remembered.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

Vincent‘s purchase came after years of perusing yard sales and thrift stores with her mother. She loves PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow” and has daydreamed many times of this kind of lottery ticket-level transaction.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023

The Cowboy skippered the boat; Otto sketched and fished; Perry baited hooks, daydreamed, sang, and sometimes fished; Dick did nothing—only moaned, complained of the motion, lay about sun-drugged and listless, like a lizard at siesta.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

“I’ve asked my friends, and apparently my daydreaming or thinking face looks focused,” she says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026

Levy told the crowd that he and Gosling spent a lot of their downtime on set daydreaming about Ghost Rider and swapping ideas.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

You are standing in line alongside everyone else, daydreaming about whatever, when, out of the corner of your eye, you see a few men sprinting down the street in the opposite direction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

It won’t surprise you that nowadays our daydreaming time is shrinking, one more thing squashed by social media.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

I misbehaved, becoming nervous and fidgety, daydreaming and moving around as I stared into space.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals