dreamboat
noun
dream·boat
ˈdrēm-ˌbōt 
slang
: one that is highly desirable
especially
: a very attractive person
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Examples of dreamboat in a Sentence
an actor who's still regarded as one of the screen's all-time great dreamboats
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But Bravo, 36, won’t shoulder the blame for his indecisive TV dreamboat.
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High)
Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins.
—EW.com, 24 July 2024
As she’s poised in a YA triangle between selfish dreamboat Ryan and earnest nerd Collin (Taeho K), JJ just happens (or not) to have a run-in with a gang of baddies presided over by Nancy, an oligarch’s moll played by Anna Faris in wet-look platinum hair and magenta lipstick and raccoon eyeshadow.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 July 2024
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Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 23 Sep. 2024
James Darren, a singer, director, and actor known for playing a dreamboat surfer in Gidget and for roles in TV shows such as T.J. Hooker and The Time Tunnel, died Monday in Los Angeles.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 3 Sep. 2024
Ryan Bittle for Jeremy Garrett (Todd Wilkins on Sweet Valley High)
Sweet Valley High made its TV debut in September 1994, recruiting Ryan Bittle for the role of high school dreamboat Todd Wilkins.
—EW.com, 24 July 2024
As she’s poised in a YA triangle between selfish dreamboat Ryan and earnest nerd Collin (Taeho K), JJ just happens (or not) to have a run-in with a gang of baddies presided over by Nancy, an oligarch’s moll played by Anna Faris in wet-look platinum hair and magenta lipstick and raccoon eyeshadow.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 18 July 2024
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamboat. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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