The dream faded; the reality was his executive officer, up on the ship.

The dream held for a moment more, then faded.

Weeks passed in the normal routine, and the dream faded into the background.

The dream had not faded with waking, the way dreams did.

Our own American dream has faded in a big way.

After that, the dream faded, a bit at a time.

These dreams usually fade in time and then die away.

She sat up and the dream faded from her memory.

Most dreams faded away, just like cigarette smoke, but this one would not.

She did not know when the dream of light faded.