Example Sentences

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At 58 years old, most people are daydreaming about retirement, popping aspirin for joint pain and watching Wheel of Fortune from their recliners.

From Fox News • Sep. 9, 2021

“These aren't the kind of women who are daydreaming about their wedding dresses. These are women who want to get to the top of their field and kick ass and have power and money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2016

It lights up when we are daydreaming, removed from sensory processing, and engaging in higher-level “meta-cognitive” processes such as self-reflection, mental time travel, rumination, and “theory of mind”—the ability to attribute mental states to others.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 2, 2015

We may not even be aware that we are daydreaming.

From Scientific American • Aug. 22, 2014

If anything, you’re more likely to attract the people who really want to be on the bus instead of those who are daydreaming about finding another ride.

From Forbes • Jun. 13, 2012