pipe dream
Example Sentences
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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
“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
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
I loved the idea, even though the gallery seemed like a pipe dream.
From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
