pie in the sky
Example Sentences
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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
It may sound silly or pie in the sky, but Assemblyman Anthony Rendon, who started the committee, thinks lawmakers should be seriously pursuing how to increase happiness for Californians.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2024
“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
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
