daydreaming

The idea that anyone can suddenly be endowed with superhuman specialness simply by being in the right place at the right time is a little like daydreaming about winning the lottery.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

“When they were younger, I was daydreaming about the days that I would be an empty-nester,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

You are standing in line alongside everyone else, daydreaming about whatever, when, out of the corner of your eye, you see a few men sprinting down the street in the opposite direction.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2026

When we’re daydreaming and ruminating and self-reflecting and mentally time-traveling or imagining other people’s thoughts, we’re not present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026

And though he missed the crisp Montana autumns, Roy found himself daydreaming less often about the place.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen