Example Sentences

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Then the unthinkable happened: The gold disc hanging around her neck separated from the ribbon holding it in place, leaving the prize she had been dreaming about for her entire life in two pieces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

"It's time to celebrate," 39-year-old goalkeeper Vozinha told the press, explaining that he had "been dreaming of this moment since I was a child".

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

It felt like this tremendous responsibility to try to write Luca this movie he had been dreaming about.

From Salon • Dec. 1, 2024

Turning right on to Hereford Street, the noise seemed to ratchet up, and a final left on to Boylston Street revealed the finish line that she had been dreaming of for so long.

From BBC • Aug. 28, 2023

He gave one great snore, sighed heavily, then moaned, as if he had been dreaming and had turned over.

From "The Door in the Wall" by Marguerite de Angeli