daydreaming

Example Sentences

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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

This divine disposition isn’t daydreaming, which sees only the small in the big.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 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

“It was daydreaming about life in the forest with Tarzan that led to my determination to go to Africa, to live with animals and write books about them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

As he drove along the peaceful highway he soon fell to daydreaming and paid less and less attention to where he was going.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster