pipe dream
Example Sentences
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Ma Naw Phaw even met BFW's founder Min Min Soe Shwe who assured her that what might seem like a pipe dream was, in fact, within reach.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Earlier in the year, many fund investors thought double-digit gains for 2026 were a pipe dream.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
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
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
“Oh! And some nice pink papier hygiénique!” she added fervently, and we both laughed at that pipe dream.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
