pipe dream
Example Sentences
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What for so long had seemed like a pipe dream - as attainable as a lottery win - is now a reality staring Scotland in the face.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
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
Absent burning down the house, Nelson told me that’s probably a pipe dream, at least for now.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“Both fully realized,” Alexander wrote later, “that War Admiral’s connections would pay no attention at all to the pipe dream of a mere newspaper columnist.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
