Example Sentences

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The river passed quietly in the dreamful noon.

From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury

In the lift I feel of immortal rapture, in the flying glimpse I gain of truth, Released is the passion that sought perfection, assuaged the ardor of dreamful youth.

From Later Poems by Carman, Bliss

"So I was thinking," murmured the Rat, dreamful and languid.

From The Wind in the Willows by Bransom, Paul

Nor must her mood be one of passive idle expectation, dreamful desire of the promised change, neglect of duties in the interval.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.

Its banks are heavily wooded and as we pass down its quiet reaches we seem to have sailed into a dreamful world, where just to breathe is a delight.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey