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

"For ministers to say 'we expect them to do their duty, to do things properly' is just pie in the sky."

From BBC • May 20, 2025

“The technology’s not there. Common sense is what needs to prevail here, not pie in the sky dreaming,” Cousens said.

From Washington Times • Apr. 14, 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