pipe dream
Example Sentences
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The oil-futures market thinks oil will fall from $98 a barrel today to $80 by September and $75 by Christmas — but that may be a pipe dream.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 11, 2026
Agreeing that he too had considered his voyage a "pipe dream" back then, Tony is satisfied that the time has been well spent.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
Absent burning down the house, Nelson told me that’s probably a pipe dream, at least for now.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
When Koy was moving up the comedy ranks under his real name Joseph Glenn Herbert, the thought of calling himself a comedian felt like a pipe dream.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026
I thought it was a pipe dream, and told her as much.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
