Examples of pipe dream in a Sentence
His plan for starting his own business was just a pipe dream.
opening our own restaurant has long been a pipe dream
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According to McBride, Cooper’s casting as the brood’s OG ecclesiastic began as a pipe dream.
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Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
Moore’s win at the 2025 Globes seemed to cinch the narrative: A Best Actress Oscar had gradually gone from pipe dream to the most likely outcome.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Believers view deep geothermal as a climate savior; skeptics view it as a technically infeasible pipe dream.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
The most ambitious versions of such an effort are for now a pipe dream.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
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Michael Ausiello, TVLine, 9 Mar. 2025
Moore’s win at the 2025 Globes seemed to cinch the narrative: A Best Actress Oscar had gradually gone from pipe dream to the most likely outcome.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025
Believers view deep geothermal as a climate savior; skeptics view it as a technically infeasible pipe dream.
—Brent Crane, The New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2025
The most ambitious versions of such an effort are for now a pipe dream.
—Emma Ashford, Foreign Affairs, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pipe dream
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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