daydreaming

Example Sentences

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“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 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

Sophie compared it to daydreaming, but is completely unaware of what she does in those moments and they leave her feeling drained and exhausted.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“Well,” Khala Rangmaal said now, “have I disturbed your daydreaming, Inqilabi Girl?”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini