like a dream
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: very pleasingly or well
The new car drives like a dream.
My new computer works like a dream.
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His goal was to blend New York edge with something that moved and photographed like a dream.
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 11 June 2025
This cream also got our seal of approval for its non-greasy, non-cakey, and non-oily formula made from shea butter, beeswax, and aloe vera that went on like a dream.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 10 June 2025
As its nickname suggests, DMT’s effects are a bit like a dream: As vivid as its reality feels in the moment, for many users its sensations fade upon returning to the material world.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes are just as iconic as ever, with a high-shine formula that glides on like a dream and a candy-sweet scent that instantly transports you.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 May 2025
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Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 11 June 2025
This cream also got our seal of approval for its non-greasy, non-cakey, and non-oily formula made from shea butter, beeswax, and aloe vera that went on like a dream.
—Mia Huelsbeck, People.com, 10 June 2025
As its nickname suggests, DMT’s effects are a bit like a dream: As vivid as its reality feels in the moment, for many users its sensations fade upon returning to the material world.
—Andy Greenberg, Wired News, 22 May 2025
Lancôme’s Juicy Tubes are just as iconic as ever, with a high-shine formula that glides on like a dream and a candy-sweet scent that instantly transports you.
—Larry Stansbury, Essence, 21 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for like a dream
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“Like a dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20a%20dream. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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