lucid
Example Sentences
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In a split second my mind grew lucid, and my heart started thumping.
From Literature
Yet this novel is more interesting when it explores the freakier aspects of the alien’s presence: Every evening at around the same time, local oldsters with dementia become briefly lucid.
Smith agreed that King was the less reliable narrator, writing that “Kincaid’s remarkably lucid, rapid-fire, and forthright demeanor on the stand — compared to King’s calculated demeanor” made it “obvious” that Kincaid was telling the truth.
From Salon
He had a lucid conversation with the ER doctor that night, who agreed to take him off the medications.
Might a patient with an empty skull become lucid?
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