pie in the sky

Example Sentences

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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

Burnham said the bid was "not pie in the sky", and there had been "promising conversations" with organisers about "bringing the tournament to a bespoke, world-class course at Hulton Park".

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“It was almost kind of a pie in the sky that he would be who he is,” Rivera said.

From Washington Times • Aug. 8, 2023

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