How to Use lucid in a Sentence

lucid

adjective

• He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
• The Weeknd has quit his old haunts and is all the more lucid.
  — Will Dukes, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2022
• It’s as cold as the waters of that loch, and nowhere near as lucid.
  — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 30 Jan. 2020
• Others look more like stills from a video game or a lucid dream.
  — WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023
• In one of the most lucid moments, the professor asks the questions that lie at the play's heart.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 3 Sep. 2017
• The stories were lucid and detailed, the words slightly slurred but strong.
  — Harold Holzer, WSJ, 9 Dec. 2022
• The title comes from Watt's last lucid text to his daughter.
  — Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 12 Apr. 2022
• Believe it or not, that was as lucid as the protesters got.
  — Jon Tevlin, Star Tribune, 1 July 2021
• As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives.
  — Alfredo Corchado, Washington Post, 3 July 2020
• Layton makes all of this lucid, and there are times his merger of doc and drama works well.
  — Gary Thompson, Philly.com, 7 June 2018
• The lucid arrangement of musk, mimosa, and steamed rice comes alive on bare skin.
  — Liana Schaffner, Allure, 21 Sep. 2023
• Sharon said he was overcome by the disease quickly and had few lucid moments.
  — AZCentral.com, 11 Mar. 2021
• Adele, who is skilled in the art of lucid dreaming, teaches him how to take control of his dream life.
  — Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2021
• Jennie, who was lucid, said Anita had pushed her to the ground.
  — Caitlin McGlade, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
• As the dreamy outer planet slows down to a halt on the day of the solstice, the vibe will be lucid and introspective.
  — Randon Rosenbohm, Allure, 29 May 2019
• Nearly a quarter of us report lucid dreaming once a month or more.
  — Achilleas Pavlou, Quartz, 29 June 2019
• Pierre Boulez, by the way, made an admirably lucid recording of the Eighth too.
  — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2020
• His shoes are of soft woven leather, and his manner is of lucid confidence.
  — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2022
• The presence of her grandfather, who was lucid in waves, was a precious gift.
  — Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2020
• Fred, who was eighty-five and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, was lucid that day and refused to sign.
  — Anne Diebel, The New York Review of Books, 8 Sep. 2020
• But those looking for a lucid perspective of progress to cheer are sure to leave unsatisfied.
  — Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 18 July 2023
• Ho was lucid after the attack and is expected to undergo surgery.
  — Time Staff, Time, 6 Nov. 2019
• But, if anything, the images get less lucid as the evolution proceeds.
  — Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
• This is the composer at his most lucid about these phenomena.
  — Marco Roth, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2023
• Back in the land of the lucid, Silas—who is also Black—echoes these sentiments.
  — Jennifer Wilson, The New Republic, 8 May 2023
• The electric light tires his eyes and dulls his alertness without which lucid thought is impossible.
  — Amos Oz, Harper's magazine, 10 Apr. 2019
• This is when most dreams occur, including lucid dreams.
  — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 9 May 2023
• The more openly absurd the story gets, the plainer, deeper and more lucid its emotions become.
  — Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2019
• His answers are long and lucid and full of biblical references.
  — Nellie Bowles, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2020
• The writing is largely lucid and succinct, but repetitive in places.
  — Washington Post, 15 Jan. 2021

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024