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

Mr Baxter believes the guidance will be helpful, even if the city having its own version of the Burj Khalifa remains a pie in the sky thought for now.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

“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

The longer-term investments range from pie in the sky to conservative.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 6, 2022

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