like a dream

idiom

: very pleasingly or well

The new car drives like a dream.

My new computer works like a dream.

Examples of like a dream in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And what felt like a dream early in the action, with the Checkers jumping out to an early 2-0 lead thanks to goals by John Leonard and Jack Devine, quickly transformed into a nightmare. —Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025

While some sunscreens leave a greasy residue or a white cast, this one is feathery light and feels like a dream on the skin, according to shoppers. —Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 17 June 2025

The series’ acting corps reads like a dream team: Besides Williams and Slate, the cast comprises such heavyweights as Kelvin Yu, Jay Duplass, Sissy Spacek, Esco Jouley and David Rasche. —Carole Horst, Variety, 13 June 2025

His goal was to blend New York edge with something that moved and photographed like a dream. —Karissa Mitchell, Essence, 11 June 2025

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