How to Use lucid in a Sentence

lucid

adjective

• He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
• The Weeknd has quit his old haunts and is all the more lucid.
  — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2022
• The dream was so lucid that Akech woke up in the middle of the night.
  — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 July 2024
• It’s as cold as the waters of that loch, and nowhere near as lucid.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
• Pierre Boulez, by the way, made an admirably lucid recording of the Eighth too.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• In one of the most lucid moments, the professor asks the questions that lie at the play's heart.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Sep. 2017
• Fred, who was eighty-five and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, was lucid that day and refused to sign.
  — Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
• Others look more like stills from a video game or a lucid dream.
  — WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
• The title comes from Watt's last lucid text to his daughter.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022
• Jennie, who was lucid, said Anita had pushed her to the ground.
  — Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• Trump was more lucid and stayed on point better than Biden.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
• Back in the land of the lucid, Silas—who is also Black—echoes these sentiments.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
• The stories were lucid and detailed, the words slightly slurred but strong.
  — Harold Holzer, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
• Adele, who is skilled in the art of lucid dreaming, teaches him how to take control of his dream life.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
• The lucid arrangement of musk, mimosa, and steamed rice comes alive on bare skin.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives.
  — Alfredo Corchado, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
• Layton makes all of this lucid, and there are times his merger of doc and drama works well.
  — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
• Believe it or not, that was as lucid as the protesters got.
  — Jon Tevlin, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
• Kerr notes that, unlike with NDEs, the patients are often healthy and lucid for these events.
  — Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2021
• As the dreamy outer planet slows down to a halt on the day of the solstice, the vibe will be lucid and introspective.
  — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 29 May 2019
• To that end, lucid dreamers are able to control what happens in their dreams.
  — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2024
• Indeed, earlier this year, at the State of the Union, Biden appeared much more lucid.
  — Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 July 2024
• The presence of her grandfather, who was lucid in waves, was a precious gift.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2020
• About 55% of adults have experienced at least one lucid dream in their life.
  — USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
• Sharon said he was overcome by the disease quickly and had few lucid moments.
  — AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• His shoes are of soft woven leather, and his manner is of lucid confidence.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
• The oldest has gone off to dream in the comfort of his room, the youngest despite him seeming more lucid than me, just reflects cartoons back from his eyes.
  — Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
• Nearly a quarter of us report lucid dreaming once a month or more.
  — Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, 29 June 2019
• His last lucid act of this hour is to deliver the sermon at Wild Bill’s grave site, quoting Corinthians 12:12.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2021
• The multiverse slowly morphs from a giddy lucid dream into a feverish waking nightmare.
  — Stephen Kearse, The Atlantic, 6 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 6 Dec 2024