dream world
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dream world
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Two sopranos and a countertenor depict a paradisiacal dream world of “fairies in the forest,” accompanied by an improvising violin.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
To put it another way, any management of a large business in the U.S. that thinks it can evade the costs of global warming is living in a dream world.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2024
So, knowing there is no one straightforward answer to my question, I asked a few plastics scientists anyways: In their dream world, what would an ideal plastic look like?
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2023
"How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?"
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2023
All the fraying edges of the dream world.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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