How to Use like a dream in a Sentence

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  • And like a dream, the line between home and art is blurred.
    Aja Gabel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Much like this slice of the desert, your 90-minute ride will feel like a dream.
    Chris Malloy, Bon Appétit, 18 Jan. 2023
  • So to be trolled by those two is like a dream come true.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The end of the year is almost upon us, and 2023 still feels like a dream.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • This long journey that Squid Game has been on is like a dream.
    Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2022
  • This suit fits like a dream — flatters and covers all the right places.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
  • Best of all, the glove washes like a dream without clumping the down.
    Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Before a quick 1957 trip to Fairbanks, the city and state were like a dream to him, a perfect place.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Looking for a bra that fits like a dream and doesn’t drain your bank account?
    Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Retirement — with no work and all that free time — sounds like a dream.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This creamy, spreadable mask applies like a dream from root to ends.
    Sarah Y. Wu, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • The glory that was Central Avenue can seem like a dream.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Only amid the 365-day magic of New Orleans does that seem like a dream that could come true.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2022
  • If that sounds like a dream come true to you, then you are primed and ready for a shaving club membership.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Life may currently feel like a dream -- and there's nothing wrong with that.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • With friends like Sebastian and Flounder, Ariel made life under the sea seem like a dream.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Setting this record has been like a dream Setting a record with Guinness has been a dream come true for her, Dugas said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The creamy formula lathers, spreads, and rinses out like a dream.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Does days of massages, facials, and body wraps at a top spa sound like a dream vacation?
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Cheeky Jeans wore like a dream, keeping me comfortable and secure on my three-hour flight.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
  • Storm clouds lingered for days, swaddling the land in a moody dimness that made the forests and tundra appear soft-focus like a dream.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Working in a national newsroom felt like a dream come true.
    Frederick Daso, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022
  • This boot engenders confidence in the far reaches of the backcountry and tours like a dream.
    Douglas Schnitzspahn, Travel + Leisure, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Taller girls, this is likely less of a problem, your normal size will probably fit like a dream.
    Amel Mukhtar, Vogue, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Crafted from short synthetic bristles, this is known to blend in products like a dream.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2022
  • This dishwasher looks, loads, cleans, and dries like a dream and has great capacity.
    Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The dough in this recipe has just five ingredients (plus ice water) and comes together like a dream.
    Gretchen McKay, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • The Aviator was very easy to maneuver, and the high-quality spinner wheels rolled like a dream.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The memories of the hotel and the being behind the counter were quickly fading like a dream soon after waking.
    Justin Higginbottom, The New Republic, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Overall, this is a versatile hand mixer that whips up less dense batters like a dream.
    Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2023

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