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
"I'm a middle-class school teacher who's now in a dream world."
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025
In Cornell’s dream world, a manufacturer like Apple would alert its users upon reaching certain coordinates that they’re in a dangerous zone.
From Slate • Aug. 4, 2024
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
She said I was living in a dream world.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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