pipe dream
Example Sentences
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Experts recommend treating the top of the range as your baseline target rather than as a pipe dream.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Vozinha played 80 times as Cape Verde chased the pipe dream of someday reaching the World Cup.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 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
They seem to have no idea what a pipe dream this is.
From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen
