How to Use daydream in a Sentence

daydream

1 of 2 noun

• I drifted off in a daydream during the class.
• Wrap me in that warm blanket of a daydream and switch off the light on your way out.
  — Glenn Whipp, latimes.com, 10 May 2018
• To this day, my daydreams (and sometimes my night dreams) are not idle.
  — Martin Seligman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• This sounds like the daydream of a mega-rich, very bored content creator.
  — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
• Stay cozy in bed, read a good book, or perhaps gaze out the window and daydream for a bit.
  — Amy Eisinger, M.a., SELF, 26 Dec. 2022
• For Walfall, 17, landing the role has been a daydream come true.
  — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
• Even though the cars don't have to be steered, the drivers can't be lulled into a daydream by the gentle rocking of the tracks.
  — Richard Chin, Star Tribune, 30 July 2021
• We’re meant to assume that beach is her daydream amid the crushing horror of the present day in Grey Sloan.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 13 Nov. 2020
• The spectacle has long been cited as the death knell of the era’s utopian daydream.
  — James Sullivan, Time, 6 Dec. 2019
• For Rebecca, the image of the shoes walking in the beginning [of the film], that came to her in a fever daydream.
  — Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2021
• The idea that such a move would alter Raul Castro’s Cubans-for-hire racket is a daydream.
  — Mary Anastasia O’Grady, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2018
• Surely there had to be some place in the entire state that would make my erstwhile daydreams come true?
  — Gully Wells, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2018
• Click here to see a baby shower straight out of a Disney daydream.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
• This is where a silk pillowcase can turn the nightmare of fine lines and frizz into a daydream.
  — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 24 Mar. 2021
• Images that come through in daydreams and night visions.
  — Bess Matassa, Teen Vogue, 28 Oct. 2018
• But many people are clinging on to a daydream, hoping to weather the storm.
  — Peter Knapp, Forbes, 13 Aug. 2023
• The way your body bounces on a rattling train home, to such a perfect beat that you’re sent swiftly into a daydream.
  — David Aloi, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020
• For the vast majority of us, this would be the makings of an ideal daydream.
  — Madeleine Luckel, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2018
• Then there’s the origin story of Somers’s daydream, which led him to believe that this is his life’s mission.
  — Popular Mechanics, 14 Apr. 2023
• The day, which goes horribly, ends up being a daydream.
  — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 18 July 2019
• That could be a small goal to accomplish that day, a plan with a friend, or a daydream about what a better future might be.
  — The Healthyish Team, Bon Appétit, 1 June 2020
• Portorosso, the fictional setting of the new Pixar movie, Luca, is a bright daydream of Italy.
  — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 17 June 2021
• Part of writing is being able to meander and take your time and daydream.
  — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2020
• Oh, wait, that was a daydream, and Susannah (Conrad’s mom) straight-up died?
  — Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 July 2023
• That size is a daydream for most hunters, even those successful for smaller bulls.
  — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
• Hjerpe is three weekends away from living out that daydream.
  — oregonlive, 24 May 2022
• They are pushed to the breaking point and daydream about quitting their job and selling umbrellas on a sandy beach.
  — Cheryl Czach, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021
• The idea of going out for a meal without a booking seems like a nostalgic daydream these days.
  — Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 19 Sep. 2022
• Even to daydream felt like setting myself up on a dangerous pedestal of disappointment.
  — Vanessa Chan, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• This term refers to the brain’s capacity to imagine the future, ruminate on past experiences, or daydream.
  — Julia Landwehr, Health, 8 Sep. 2023

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daydream

2 of 2 verb

• Instead of studying, he spent the afternoon daydreaming about his vacation.
• But that doesn't mean the three don't daydream about a reunion one day.
  — CNN, 14 Mar. 2022
• We were born to daydream, to drift, to create, to wonder and to wander.
  — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 20 Feb. 2023
• Many have room to write goals and intentions, and spots to doodle and daydream.
  — Carli Whitwell, refinery29.com, 26 Nov. 2020
• One day, while daydreaming in a poetry class, the idea came to him.
  — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• The starkness of the experience was stronger than my drive to daydream.
  — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
• While much of the daydreaming about a last-minute entry comes from pro-business Democrats, it is not confined to the wealthy.
  — Jonathan Martin, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2019
• While daydreaming, the woman throws her drink in Gronk’s face and quickly leaves.
  — Mira Milla, Billboard, 24 May 2017
• If a trip to Crawford isn't in the cards right now, take a virtual tour and get ready to daydream of shiplap-and-barn-door paradise.
  — Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 19 June 2019
• Hey, ever catch that mate who’s daydreaming of the golf course more than spreadsheets?
  — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
• Enlarge / Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) finds time to daydream while he's grounded.
  — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2021
• The scanner probed my DMN twice; I was advised in so many words to simply daydream for the eight minutes the scan required.
  — Jeff Wheelwright, Discover Magazine, 3 Jan. 2019
• The plot gave any woman who's ever had a nightmare boss something to daydream about at her desk.
  — Julyssa Lopez, Glamour, 2 Mar. 2018
• Check them out ahead along with the campaign video and get ready to daydream of a mythical Greek wonderland.
  — refinery29.com, 3 May 2018
• In a season that’s been more drudgery than anything else, here was a moment of light, a day when fans were allowed to daydream about the future.
  — Shawn Windsor, Detroit Free Press, 29 June 2017
• Just walking and looking at things, daydreaming about a good life.
  — The Mighty, Teen Vogue, 14 Oct. 2017
• So cancel the fairy tale, stop daydreaming and take a look at reality — this guy isn't right for you and that's his loss.
  — Author: Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Mar. 2018
• Most of my days were spent daydreaming, much to the disappointment...
  — WSJ, 14 Feb. 2017
• With the core players on the team on track to hit their primes in 2026, when North America hosts the next World Cup, why not daydream about a much deeper run in four years?
  — Sean Gregory, Time, 5 Jan. 2023
• Add a Headboard This elegant reading nook is the perfect place to curl up with a book or just daydream.
  — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 21 Apr. 2023
• The problem, though, for any team daydreaming about adding Archer to the top of its rotation is the competitiveness of the Rays.
  — Michael Beller, SI.com, 20 June 2017
• Springtime is the right time to daydream, but with the Sun moving into heedless Aries by the end of the week, a dash of pragmatism can keep a good trip from going off the rails.
  — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 14 Mar. 2021
• Billions of people log onto Zillow each year either in search of their next home or just to daydream.
  — Mitchell Parton, Dallas News, 17 Apr. 2023
• Well, daydream a little thanks to the oh-so-dreamy beach accessories brand, Business & Pleasure Co..
  — Felicity Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
• But why does there seem to be a gender divide in who is daydreaming about ancient Rome today?
  — Leo Sands, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
• The Pisces soul loves to daydream and is easy to relate to, and who hasn't daydreamt about the fajitas at Ninfa's on Navigation?
  — Emma Balter, Chron, 3 Feb. 2023
• Because all of us at one point were, like, watching from the lawn right there, just daydreaming about someday being on some kind of stage somewhere.
  — Ed Masley, azcentral, 1 Aug. 2019
• But this is far more than daydreaming about a giant buck turning broadside.
  — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Oct. 2023
• So why not take a little brain vacation to daydream about your favorite summer spots on Lake Erie?
  — Laura Johnston, cleveland.com, 8 Feb. 2018
• Locals might be fed up up with high prices, but there are still plenty of people daydreaming about living here.
  — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024