pipe dream

Example Sentences

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They just tend to see feminism as a pipe dream not worth fighting for.

From Salon

“Is he chasing a pipe dream? Is he running away from something because it’s not achievable, and does he end up finding something that’s not even real?”

From Los Angeles Times

It’s probably a pipe dream, but I hope he is spared the kind of elaborate facade of manufactured charges that Nicholas Daniloff faced when he was arrested by the KGB 36 years ago.

From Washington Post

“It’s not just a pipe dream. This is coming.”

From Washington Post

Is a post-car future actually realistic, or a mere pipe dream?

From Salon