daydreaming

Example Sentences

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Harold’s people, like me, well they could be found daydreaming in cemeteries or sipping coffee on the stoops of abandoned houses.

From Salon • Feb. 17, 2026

On Monday, that daydreaming lad from Lancashire raced at his fifth and final Olympics, his retirement imminent at the age of 39 after a career that has cemented his place as Britain's greatest Alpine skier.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

Mr. Foster was initially awestruck, but he soon found himself daydreaming and thinking about what to eat for lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

As part of the daydreaming and thought process that goes into retirement planning, Ann had the idea to take a European river cruise to see the Christmas markets.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025

The cost of oblivious daydreaming was always this moment of return, the realignment with what had been before and now seemed a little worse.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan