dreamlike

Example Sentences

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He watched as posters' imagination developed the image into a "vaguely nostalgic and vaguely dreamlike but also very tangible science-fiction concept".

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

“There’s something specific about the dreamlike experience of VHS, and it’s a cool way to engage with the movie.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

The company first previewed Sora to the world two years ago, showing dreamlike landscapes conjured up by the technology that invoked the fantastical worlds of Hayao Miyazaki, or perhaps the surrealism of Salvador Dalí.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He added: "The homely comfy environment like a chip shop that people are familiar with, and nostalgic old-school graphics really helps lean into an uncanny dreamlike feeling."

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

A fireplace opposite the bed roared with a warm and inviting fire, and a memory came to him of a strange, dreamlike week visiting his grandfather in America when he was six.

From "The Marvels" by Brian Selznick