Example Sentences

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But behind the smile is a player who has been dreaming about this tournament his entire life.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Mundillo, the Puerto Rican craft of weaving intricately patterned lace, becomes for her a metaphor for networks of interconnectivity, be it, she writes in her program note, climate justice or social dreaming.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

We were 6 years old just dreaming to be something or being like, “I could do this.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

But if I am sci-fi dreaming, why can’t a computer that is much more powerful do everything?

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

I’d hoped to spend all of science class today doodling up ideas for the new designs, and dreaming up travel plans for Mom and me—but Mr. Neely surprised us.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller