pipe dream

Example Sentences

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Ma Naw Phaw even met BFW's founder Min Min Soe Shwe who assured her that what might seem like a pipe dream was, in fact, within reach.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

WSJ explores whether data centers in space are a pipe dream or AI’s next big thing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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

I thought it was a pipe dream, and told her as much.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros