pipe dream
Example Sentences
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Perhaps it’s a pipe dream to think that the solution to issues created by Medicaid estate recovery is more education about estate planning.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
But ideology and a total lack of trust make it a distant pipe dream.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Earlier in the year, many fund investors thought double-digit gains for 2026 were a pipe dream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
“It was a pipe dream for so long … the notion that we would get a subway to the Westside,” Yaroslavsky said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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
