How to Use like a dream in a Sentence

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  • So, this project was like a dream come true to be a part of.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2024
  • And like a dream, the line between home and art is blurred.
    Aja Gabel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2022
  • Much like this slice of the desert, your 90-minute ride will feel like a dream.
    Chris Malloy, Bon Appétit, 18 Jan. 2023
  • All of it would feel like a dream that was over too soon.
    Wendy Altschuler, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024
  • So to be trolled by those two is like a dream come true.
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • The end of the year is almost upon us, and 2023 still feels like a dream.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But for those who had, the idea of listening to him in a church seemed like a dream.
    Billboard Italy, Billboard, 27 June 2024
  • This long journey that Squid Game has been on is like a dream.
    Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Aug. 2022
  • This suit fits like a dream — flatters and covers all the right places.
    Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 29 June 2023
  • Best of all, the glove washes like a dream without clumping the down.
    Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 30 Aug. 2022
  • Before a quick 1957 trip to Fairbanks, the city and state were like a dream to him, a perfect place.
    David Reamer | Alaska History, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023
  • Looking for a bra that fits like a dream and doesn’t drain your bank account?
    Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Retirement — with no work and all that free time — sounds like a dream.
    Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • This creamy, spreadable mask applies like a dream from root to ends.
    Sarah Y. Wu, Peoplemag, 11 May 2023
  • The glory that was Central Avenue can seem like a dream.
    Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Only amid the 365-day magic of New Orleans does that seem like a dream that could come true.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Dec. 2022
  • If that sounds like a dream come true to you, then you are primed and ready for a shaving club membership.
    Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Life may currently feel like a dream -- and there's nothing wrong with that.
    Chicago Tribune, 18 Dec. 2022
  • With friends like Sebastian and Flounder, Ariel made life under the sea seem like a dream.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Setting this record has been like a dream Setting a record with Guinness has been a dream come true for her, Dugas said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The creamy formula lathers, spreads, and rinses out like a dream.
    Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Does days of massages, facials, and body wraps at a top spa sound like a dream vacation?
    Jessica Leigh Mattern, Country Living, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Charlotte’s kohl pencil—which blends like a dream—comes in the classic Pillow Talk hue.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2024
  • This lightweight hat can also travel like a dream with the help of a convenient hat clip.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2024
  • Cheeky Jeans wore like a dream, keeping me comfortable and secure on my three-hour flight.
    Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 29 July 2023
  • Their team is like a dream squad—tons of experience tackling hair loss, plus all the latest tech to help.
    Kyle J. Russell, The Arizona Republic, 11 July 2024
  • Storm clouds lingered for days, swaddling the land in a moody dimness that made the forests and tundra appear soft-focus like a dream.
    Kate Siber, Outside Online, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Pachyderm unfolds like a dream, until the part where that dream turns into a nightmare.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2024
  • The consistency of this cream is luxurious and smooth and applied like a dream.
    L.a. Hubilla, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
  • With a formulation that includes ceramides (an ingredient that strengthens the skin barrier) and squalane (which locks in the moisture), the lipstick glides on like a dream.
    Venus Wong, refinery29.com, 27 Sep. 2024

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