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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Yet, Californian secession remains a pipe dream for much more practical reasons: President Trump and the federal government would never consent to California’s departure.
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Robin Epley, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
The only probable means of gumming up the works is if the AI pursuits fizzle out and people become disillusioned that AGI was merely a pipe dream.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
This was before the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, when hockey was a niche sport in China and the NHL a mere pipe dream.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The uncertainty alone is enough to make people postpone major expenses, but the actual impact on travel costs is making international trips feel like pipe dreams.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 June 2025
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Robin Epley, Mercury News, 19 July 2025
The only probable means of gumming up the works is if the AI pursuits fizzle out and people become disillusioned that AGI was merely a pipe dream.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
This was before the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, when hockey was a niche sport in China and the NHL a mere pipe dream.
—John Wawrow, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
The uncertainty alone is enough to make people postpone major expenses, but the actual impact on travel costs is making international trips feel like pipe dreams.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 17 June 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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