daydream
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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
The reward, for him, was in the doing, in taking a daydream and forming it into an idea that he could shape into something real in the world, blending the mundane and the macabre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
Soon there was little time to wonder and daydream.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
Ms. Margulis sees practical uses for musical daydreams.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 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
On the itchy, impatient Can Time Move Faster, she daydreams about escaping its grasp.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Just in my daydreams, and in the handful of blurry photographs from Taro’s eleventh birthday party.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
And while the women of Chinatown’s faraway past may have daydreamed and even plotted their escapes, See keeps going back.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
When he was a little child he always wanted to pet a deer, and he daydreamed that a deer would let him come close and touch its nose.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
Wakeful rest can include activities such as daydreaming, drawing, listening to music, or chatting with friends, which can promote learning.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 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
The album concludes with another memory song – L.E.S – which finds Madonna daydreaming about an early crush on a guitar-playing boy from New York's Lower East Side.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 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 misbehaved, becoming nervous and fidgety, daydreaming and moving around as I stared into space.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
