pie in the sky
Example Sentences
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Council leader Dan Harrison dismissed the charity's suggestion as "nothing more than pie in the sky thinking".
From BBC • May 14, 2026
But as in so many books of its kind, the menu of solutions consists mostly of pie in the sky.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A lot of folks think that is pie in the sky.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
It may sound silly or pie in the sky, but Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, who started the committee, thinks lawmakers should be seriously pursuing how to increase happiness for Californians.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024
Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather “an orientation of the spirit.”
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
