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daydream

[dey-dreem] / ˈdeɪˌdrim /




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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

Our critic called the presentation “an uneasy and vivid blend of daydream and nightmarish reality.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 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

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

For the first time in a long while, she was able to daydream.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John

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

She urges the medical profession to study music’s ability to “kickstart new patterns of thought” through daydreams as an alternative to drugs.

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

“I’ve had all sorts of daydreams about every pitching thing possible as a kid — relieving, closing out a game, starting in the World Series,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 1, 2025

I used to have daydreams in which she was white and married T. Ray, and became my real mother.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

If you’ve ever daydreamed about covering some part of the famous roadway, hop on in and let’s get our kicks, shall we?

From Los Angeles Times May 12, 2026

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

From BBC Apr. 3, 2026

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

He slept heavily for several hours on the bus, woke and daydreamed, napped a little more, woke again at a rest stop and ate a bowl of pea soup.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

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

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

“When they were younger, I was daydreaming about the days that I would be an empty-nester,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 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 I get this way, I don’t care about following my schedule or writing in my diary or daydreaming about Oscar.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez




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