dream
noun
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
dreamlike
-
a word derived from
dream.
Example Sentences
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Selznick deplored Hitchcock’s “goddamn jigsaw cutting,” the dreamlike, jagged images that create his signature subjectivity, but Webb didn’t mind it at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Having already lived a dreamlike existence in France, this was starting to feel surreal.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
“David Lynch has obviously been a huge influence on me. And he was similar in his vision of the surreal, the dreamlike, the strange, the ugly and the beautiful, all kind of mashed together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
Brown’s dreamlike visions of the climate and uniquely structured scenes—often with barely there foregrounds that emphasize the abstracted weather surrounding them—owe much to his mentor Ray Yoshida, as well as to Joseph Yoakum.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
As Jack turned, the memory of his last dreamlike encounter with the man flooded into his foggy consciousness.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
