daydream

"That's what life's about, right? You daydream and you dream about the biggest things possible. Then you try and make it a reality."

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

“War Craft” is an uneasy and vivid blend of daydream and nightmarish reality.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Modern gadgets are damaging our ability to daydream, socialize and perceive the physical world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The success of the bearded, ass-kicking Ranger marked a stunning reversal of fortune for Norris, who grew up a shy, unathletic child, who "used to daydream about being strong...to beat up the bullies".

From Barron's ● Mar. 20, 2026

It was a dream, I suppose, or a daydream, but I made it happen.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien

And, occasionally, she wanders into daydreams that Hayakawa presents so matter-of-factly that viewers may sometimes be unsure if what they’re seeing is actually happening.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2026

Researchers have begun poking around in our musical daydreams.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

What emerges in our musical daydreams might be something to hold on to.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

"The office cubicle has trapped me again," he says as he daydreams of a holiday on the continent.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

Even my daydreams about him were beginning to fade because integration was taking up all the space in my mind.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals

"I daydreamed a story," Hailey remembered on Desert Island Discs in 1986.

From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026

I daydreamed completely made-up scenes in my head, like the day when Luthen made Kleya laugh for the very first time, or happy memories between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025

For years, April had daydreamed about seeing Hunter again, imagining that he would still be the little boy she remembered.

From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2024

But since his death on Apr. 1, their mother, Inshirah — who once daydreamed of seeing Saifeddin get married — has been unable to accept that he is gone.

From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2024

In the glass, I see James staring at the back of me, and I wonder has he daydreamed about me the way I’ve daydreamed about him.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

Wakeful rest can include activities such as daydreaming, drawing, listening to music, or chatting with friends, which can promote learning.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 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

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

Drifting down the corridor toward Feral’s room, she’d been daydreaming of a kiss—a single sweet kiss—only to discover...

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor