daydream

We’re presumed to be coldhearted tyrants who spend too much money on gear and private coaches and daydream about DI scholarships that will never come.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

"That's what life's about, right? You daydream and you dream about the biggest things possible. Then you try and make it a reality."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

The success of the bearded, ass-kicking Ranger marked a stunning reversal of fortune for Norris, who grew up a shy, unathletic child, who "used to daydream about being strong...to beat up the bullies".

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

For millennials and Gen Z kids like mine, there was once a golden era when you could just daydream all day about getting your invitation to Hogwarts without any associations with a full-time transphobe.

From Salon ● May 30, 2025

In my daydream I see Daddy seeing Mama for the first time reading a book under a tree.

From "Finding Langston" by Lesa Cline-Ransome

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

What emerges in our musical daydreams might be something to hold on to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

One of the most striking revelations in this eye-opening book is how musical daydreams can connect us across geography and time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

"The office cubicle has trapped me again," he says as he daydreams of a holiday on the continent.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

There was also a full forge and smelt-works that would figure prominently in any metallurgist’s daydreams.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

If you’ve ever daydreamed about owning an item from Carrie Bradshaw’s closet or the writing desk where she penned her famous memoir, this L.A. event may be your golden ticket.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026

Commander Murphy likened Khalife to the self-aggrandising fictional character Walter Mitty, who daydreamed about extraordinary personal triumphs.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

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

I rolled and rolled, and daydreamed about finding Marcus’s witness and being able to tell Mom that she was wrong.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks

Dr Meneka Sidhu, a consultant neurologist at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery in London, said typical absence seizures usually last seconds and the person affected may appear to be daydreaming or looking blank.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

The idea that anyone can suddenly be endowed with superhuman specialness simply by being in the right place at the right time is a little like daydreaming about winning the lottery.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 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

When we’re daydreaming and ruminating and self-reflecting and mentally time-traveling or imagining other people’s thoughts, we’re not present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

I took out my book industriously, but halfway through rechecking the first problem I was daydreaming, watching the sunlight play on the red-barked trees.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer