How to Use lucid in a Sentence
lucid
adjective
- He is able to recognize his wife in his lucid moments.
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The Weeknd has quit his old haunts and is all the more lucid.
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Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2022
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The dream was so lucid that Akech woke up in the middle of the night.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
31 July 2024
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It’s as cold as the waters of that loch, and nowhere near as lucid.
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Joe Morgenstern,
WSJ,
30 Jan. 2020
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Pierre Boulez, by the way, made an admirably lucid recording of the Eighth too.
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Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Oct. 2020
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In one of the most lucid moments, the professor asks the questions that lie at the play's heart.
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Alaska Dispatch News,
3 Sep. 2017
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Fred, who was eighty-five and in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, was lucid that day and refused to sign.
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Anne Diebel,
The New York Review of Books,
8 Sep. 2020
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Others look more like stills from a video game or a lucid dream.
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WIRED,
21 Mar. 2023
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The title comes from Watt's last lucid text to his daughter.
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Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
12 Apr. 2022
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Jennie, who was lucid, said Anita had pushed her to the ground.
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Caitlin McGlade,
The Arizona Republic,
28 Aug. 2023
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Trump was more lucid and stayed on point better than Biden.
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Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
1 July 2024
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Back in the land of the lucid, Silas—who is also Black—echoes these sentiments.
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Jennifer Wilson,
The New Republic,
8 May 2023
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The stories were lucid and detailed, the words slightly slurred but strong.
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Harold Holzer,
WSJ,
9 Dec. 2022
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Adele, who is skilled in the art of lucid dreaming, teaches him how to take control of his dream life.
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Naomi Fry,
The New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2021
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The lucid arrangement of musk, mimosa, and steamed rice comes alive on bare skin.
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Liana Schaffner,
Allure,
21 Sep. 2023
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As has often been true, the eyes of an outsider prove more lucid than those of natives.
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Alfredo Corchado,
Washington Post,
3 July 2020
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Layton makes all of this lucid, and there are times his merger of doc and drama works well.
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Gary Thompson,
Philly.com,
7 June 2018
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Believe it or not, that was as lucid as the protesters got.
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Jon Tevlin,
Star Tribune,
1 July 2021
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Kerr notes that, unlike with NDEs, the patients are often healthy and lucid for these events.
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Alex Orlando,
Discover Magazine,
23 Aug. 2021
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As the dreamy outer planet slows down to a halt on the day of the solstice, the vibe will be lucid and introspective.
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Randon Rosenbohm,
Allure,
29 May 2019
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To that end, lucid dreamers are able to control what happens in their dreams.
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Jacqueline Kilikita,
refinery29.com,
7 Mar. 2024
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Indeed, earlier this year, at the State of the Union, Biden appeared much more lucid.
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Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
3 July 2024
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The presence of her grandfather, who was lucid in waves, was a precious gift.
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Alia E. Dastagir,
USA TODAY,
25 Mar. 2020
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About 55% of adults have experienced at least one lucid dream in their life.
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USA TODAY,
11 July 2023
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Sharon said he was overcome by the disease quickly and had few lucid moments.
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AZCentral.com,
11 Mar. 2021
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His shoes are of soft woven leather, and his manner is of lucid confidence.
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Nathan Heller,
Vogue,
23 Aug. 2022
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The oldest has gone off to dream in the comfort of his room, the youngest despite him seeming more lucid than me, just reflects cartoons back from his eyes.
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Star Tribune,
5 Mar. 2021
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Nearly a quarter of us report lucid dreaming once a month or more.
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Achilleas Pavlou,
Quartz,
29 June 2019
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His last lucid act of this hour is to deliver the sermon at Wild Bill’s grave site, quoting Corinthians 12:12.
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Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
18 Dec. 2021
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His celebrity grew bigger, his witness-bearing more lucid, ever less self-regarding and only more humane.
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Stephen Metcalf,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2024
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