pipe dream
Example Sentences
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WSJ explores whether data centers in space are a pipe dream or AI’s next big thing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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
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
I loved the idea, even though the gallery seemed like a pipe dream.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
