How to Use daydream in a Sentence

daydream

1 of 2 noun
  • I drifted off in a daydream during the class.
  • To this day, my daydreams (and sometimes my night dreams) are not idle.
    — Martin Seligman, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • What about those perfect days and the daydreams that had sustained us?
    — Michael Paterniti, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • That size is a daydream for most hunters, even those successful for smaller bulls.
    — Bill Monroe, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2020
  • 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
  • Then, without warning, a dizzying daydream pops in your head.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • Part of writing is being able to meander and take your time and daydream.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2020
  • Click here to see a baby shower straight out of a Disney daydream.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2023
  • You are thankfully prodded out of your daydream stupor and now are on full alert.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2021
  • 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
  • The spectacle has long been cited as the death knell of the era’s utopian daydream.
    — James Sullivan, Time, 6 Dec. 2019
  • But with this delicious drink by your side, that daydream just got a little better.
    — Tanner Saunders, Travel + Leisure, 15 May 2020
  • The series can feel like a collective daydream.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
  • In that moment, everyone in the room was living her daydream.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 June 2022
  • For Walfall, 17, landing the role has been a daydream come true.
    — New York Times, 11 Jan. 2022
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Some stories plant deep in your creative brain and come out through songs heard on the radio and random daydreams in the shower.
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • Now that spring is in the air, so are the daydreams of getting together for a backyard grill get-together.
    — Courtney Campbell, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 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
  • 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
  • Oh, wait, that was a daydream, and Susannah (Conrad’s mom) straight-up died?
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 24 July 2023
  • With its dark walls, round hanging lights, and velvet bar stools, posh European daydreams come alive when the sun goes down.
    — Jaimie Potters, Marie Claire, 29 May 2019

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
  • Want to daydream about your future home in the mountains?
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Want to daydream about your future home in the mountains?
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • One day, while daydreaming in a poetry class, the idea came to him.
    — Christopher Wallenberg, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • We were born to daydream, to drift, to create, to wonder and to wander.
    — L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune Well, 20 Feb. 2023
  • Love and daydreaming are a respite from dirty dishes and unpaid bills.
    — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
  • Just walking and looking at things, daydreaming about a good life.
    — The Mighty, Teen Vogue, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Hey, ever catch that mate who’s daydreaming of the golf course more than spreadsheets?
    — Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • 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
  • The starkness of the experience was stronger than my drive to daydream.
    — Rachel Cusk, Harper's Magazine, 9 Sep. 2023
  • While daydreaming, the woman throws her drink in Gronk’s face and quickly leaves.
    — Mira Milla, Billboard, 24 May 2017
  • And Pinkerton is once again daydreaming about the next round of lore around the band and its music.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • To daydream and plan a summer vacation.
    — Nathan Rott, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Slow everything down so that your whole body can recover and leave some time open for daydreaming.
    — Liz Bentley /, NBC News, 28 June 2018
  • But all of them, and the five months of anticipation ahead, are ripe for daydreaming.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Anyone who's ever daydreamed about an alternate version of their life.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026
  • Check them out ahead along with the campaign video and get ready to daydream of a mythical Greek wonderland.
    — refinery29.com, 3 May 2018
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • What could possibly be left for Jonathan Anderson to daydream about?
    — Violet Goldstone, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Enlarge / Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) finds time to daydream while he's grounded.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 5 Dec. 2021

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