head in the clouds
Example Sentences
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As Eran Shalev, a professor of history at Haifa University, shows in “The Star-Spangled Republic,” Lemen was hardly the only patriot with his head in the clouds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
As high as we had our head in the clouds, everything soon came crashing down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2024
And while you have your head in the clouds, make sure what you are doing with your real-life finances answers the question “What if I never win the lottery?”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2022
He’s a great leader and we couldn’t function without him, but he’s also kind of forgetful and seems to always have his head in the clouds.
From Slate ● Dec. 27, 2020
She always had her head in the clouds.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
