How to Use lucid in a Sentence

lucid

adjective
  • He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
  • The Weeknd has quit his old haunts and is all the more lucid.
    Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The dream was so lucid that Akech woke up in the middle of the night.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 31 July 2024
  • It’s as cold as the waters of that loch, and nowhere near as lucid.
    Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
  • Pierre Boulez, by the way, made an admirably lucid recording of the Eighth too.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • In one of the most lucid moments, the professor asks the questions that lie at the play's heart.
    Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Fred, who was eighty-five and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, was lucid that day and refused to sign.
    Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Others look more like stills from a video game or a lucid dream.
    WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
  • The title comes from Watt's last lucid text to his daughter.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Jennie, who was lucid, said Anita had pushed her to the ground.
    Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Trump was more lucid and stayed on point better than Biden.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 1 July 2024
  • Back in the land of the lucid, Silas—who is also Black—echoes these sentiments.
    Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
  • The stories were lucid and detailed, the words slightly slurred but strong.
    Harold Holzer, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
  • Adele, who is skilled in the art of lucid dreaming, teaches him how to take control of his dream life.
    Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The lucid arrangement of musk, mimosa, and steamed rice comes alive on bare skin.
    Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
  • As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives.
    Alfredo Corchado, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
  • Layton makes all of this lucid, and there are times his merger of doc and drama works well.
    Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
  • Believe it or not, that was as lucid as the protesters got.
    Jon Tevlin, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
  • Kerr notes that, unlike with NDEs, the patients are often healthy and lucid for these events.
    Alex Orlando, Discover Magazine, 23 Aug. 2021
  • As the dreamy outer planet slows down to a halt on the day of the solstice, the vibe will be lucid and introspective.
    Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 29 May 2019
  • To that end, lucid dreamers are able to control what happens in their dreams.
    Jacqueline Kilikita, refinery29.com, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Indeed, earlier this year, at the State of the Union, Biden appeared much more lucid.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 3 July 2024
  • The presence of her grandfather, who was lucid in waves, was a precious gift.
    Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2020
  • About 55% of adults have experienced at least one lucid dream in their life.
    USA TODAY, 11 July 2023
  • Sharon said he was overcome by the disease quickly and had few lucid moments.
    AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
  • His shoes are of soft woven leather, and his manner is of lucid confidence.
    Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
  • The oldest has gone off to dream in the comfort of his room, the youngest despite him seeming more lucid than me, just reflects cartoons back from his eyes.
    Star Tribune, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Nearly a quarter of us report lucid dreaming once a month or more.
    Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, 29 June 2019
  • His last lucid act of this hour is to deliver the sermon at Wild Bill’s grave site, quoting Corinthians 12:12.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2021
  • The strings were lucid and pure in the first movement, and their sense of ensemble was impeccable in the faster second and fourth movements.
    Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, 3 Feb. 2017

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