never dreamt

idiom

: never expected or imagined
I never dreamt that it would be so difficult.

Examples of never dreamt in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Lamborghini Diablo gave way to the 2001 Murciélago, and with the 2011 Aventador, car production achieved numbers never dreamt of when Sant’Agata Bolognese was still a sleepy agricultural town. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2024 The result is Proudfoot, a graduate from the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, being able to entrance movie audiences with intimate stories of ordinary people who never dreamt the Oscar spotlight one day would swing in their direction. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Feb. 2024 The Oregon State punter never dreamt of a college football career. oregonlive, 15 Dec. 2022

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“Never dreamt.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/never%20dreamt. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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