lucid

Example Sentences

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The second thing to say is that AOC’s actual response to the question, once she finally got there, was entirely lucid and reasonable.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2026

The findings support the idea that REM sleep, the rapid eye movement stage of sleep when vivid and sometimes lucid dreams occur, may be especially helpful for creative problem solving.

From Science Daily • Feb. 15, 2026

Mr. McDougall justifies his lucid and expansive method by quoting Rudyard Kipling: “If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Maybe the 93-year-old was more lucid than I thought.

From Slate • Dec. 1, 2025

Not when we were afraid, but when we were wide awake and lucid, my mother funneled China into our ears: Kwang- tung Province, New Society Village, the river Kwoo, which runs past the village.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston