daydreaming

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

She doesn’t need many words to create an entire landscape, and repeatedly, the reader will find that they’re daydreaming right alongside our heroine.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025

“That’s true, she could, but she’s not here right now, is she? All I can see here is a skinny little runt, a daydreaming daffodil, and a giant loaf of bread.”

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness