dreamboat
noun
dream·boat
ˈdrēm-ˌbōt 
slang
: one that is highly desirable
especially
: a very attractive person
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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The ensemble cast of then-newcomers also included Wilson Cruz and Jared Leto, the latter of whom cemented a place for himself in teen TV history as dreamboat Jordan Catalano.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Other guests include Sergey’s girlfriend and Josh’s judgy friend Kat (Megan Suri) and the hopelessly devoted to each other Eli (Harvey Guillén), a lovable open-hearted guy, and Patrick (Lukas Gage), a dreamboat.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tabloid details of the split—Bündchen and her new martial-artist paramour knock dreamboat quarterback down a few pegs and ruin his rep—provided too much material to the sharklike comics trawling for chum.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 19 Feb. 2025
Other guests include Sergey’s girlfriend and Josh’s judgy friend Kat (Megan Suri) and the hopelessly devoted to each other Eli (Harvey Guillén), a lovable open-hearted guy, and Patrick (Lukas Gage), a dreamboat.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2025
The tabloid details of the split—Bündchen and her new martial-artist paramour knock dreamboat quarterback down a few pegs and ruin his rep—provided too much material to the sharklike comics trawling for chum.
—Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker, 25 Jan. 2025
The romcom dreamboat of yore has been replaced by a diabolical presence eager to send us all to hell.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for dreamboat
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“Dreamboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dreamboat. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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