in the clouds

phrase

variants or with one's head in the clouds

: spending too much time thinking about love or about ideas that are not practical

Since he met Sara, he's been walking around (with his head) in the clouds.

Examples of in the clouds in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Airline and ground personnel at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport reported seeing a UFO hovering over the airport and then darting up, leaving a hole in the clouds. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

That's much less than today's model, but high-capacity memory prices have been in the clouds for a while. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

The Rainmaker drones seeded in a particular pattern in the clouds, and the resulting snowfall was easy to spot on radar as theirs. — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026

The team comes up with scenarios in which Emi fights a mech or battles yakuza in the clouds, and the fights defy expectations. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for in the clouds

• crowds
• shrouds