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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Playoff hopes have suddenly become a playoff pipe dream for the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Getty Images Getty Images Since then, going lighter with my natural hair color became a pipe dream of sorts.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
However, that’s a pipe dream at this point.
—Jim Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
But automotive experts have told CNN that’s more or less a pipe dream.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Getty Images Getty Images Since then, going lighter with my natural hair color became a pipe dream of sorts.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
However, that’s a pipe dream at this point.
—Jim Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2025
But automotive experts have told CNN that’s more or less a pipe dream.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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