like a dream
idiom
: very pleasingly or well
The new car drives like a dream.
My new computer works like a dream.
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The 360-degree spinner wheels glide like a dream, even in chaotic airports or bumpy streets abroad.
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Recording this duet with him now feels like a dream come true.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2025
Despite the austerity of her ambitions, there are moments of lush imagination that leaven the tone somewhat, like a dream sequence in which Teresa, furiously making bread in the middle of the night, is teased by an impish child.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Quantum computing often feels like a dream machine, powerful, cutting-edge, and impressive.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Recording this duet with him now feels like a dream come true.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2025
Despite the austerity of her ambitions, there are moments of lush imagination that leaven the tone somewhat, like a dream sequence in which Teresa, furiously making bread in the middle of the night, is teased by an impish child.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2025
Quantum computing often feels like a dream machine, powerful, cutting-edge, and impressive.
—Peter Bendor-Samuel, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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