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
  • Others look more like stills from a video game or a lucid dream.
    — WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Each fragrance is more alive than the last, each like a lucid dream.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The dream was so lucid that Akech woke up in the middle of the night.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 July 2024
  • Some people dreamed of puzzles, some didn’t, some were lucid, some were not.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 26 Feb. 2026
  • But someone was lucid enough to tie the knot that secured her to the mountain.
    — William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Jennie, who was lucid, said Anita had pushed her to the ground.
    — Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • To that end, lucid dreamers are able to control what happens in their dreams.
    — Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • There figures to be no waking up from this lousy lucid dream any time soon, either.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
  • As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives.
    — Alfredo Corchado, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
  • Maybe the stage in which lucid dreams occur doesn’t involve as many creative leaps.
    — Shayla Love, New Yorker, 1 May 2026
  • 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
  • The stories were lucid and detailed, the words slightly slurred but strong.
    — Harold Holzer, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
  • His answer was lucid as a fog bank and inspiring as a stalk of celery.
    — Mark Barabak, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
  • 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
  • Nearly a quarter of us report lucid dreaming once a month or more.
    — Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, 29 June 2019
  • Sharon said he was overcome by the disease quickly and had few lucid moments.
    — AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Chapman was back, her locs speckled with white, her voice as lucid and knowing as ever.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The presence of her grandfather, who was lucid in waves, was a precious gift.
    — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 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
  • In my own lucid dreams, a ripe, summer stone-fruit from the market explodes with flavor.
    — Krista Stevens, Longreads, 12 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • Pierre Boulez, by the way, made an admirably lucid recording of the Eighth too.
    — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • About 55% of adults have experienced at least one lucid dream in their life.
    — USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Back in the land of the lucid, Silas—who is also Black—echoes these sentiments.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • This lucid and perceptive book is a valuable guide to what is at stake in the ongoing conflict.
    — Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • But, if anything, the images get less lucid as the evolution proceeds.
    — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
  • 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
  • There’s not a moment of lucid reflection or respite to be found in an hour and 16 minutes of music.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2025

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