dreamlike
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Having already lived a dreamlike existence in France, this was starting to feel surreal.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
Brown’s dreamlike visions of the climate and uniquely structured scenes—often with barely there foregrounds that emphasize the abstracted weather surrounding them—owe much to his mentor Ray Yoshida, as well as to Joseph Yoakum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
For color, Tiernan referenced early hand-tinting of black and white, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s Technicolor masterpiece “The Red Shoes” and Alfred Hitchcock’s dreamlike “Vertigo,” which was his touchstone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
This dreamlike work unfolds in mists of obscurity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
“Werner,” she calls in a slow, dreamlike voice, without taking her eyes from the corporal.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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