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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Without that, even the Merced to Bakersfield line may be a pipe dream.
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Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Crow has a pipe dream that Swift will one day return.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The idea to reassemble a murderer’s row of the show’s famous guest stars was more of a pipe dream than anything, until all the pieces fell into place.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 May 2025
The Twins right-hander was probably a pipe dream all along, but there were reports connecting the Red Sox and Twins.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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Tina Li, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Crow has a pipe dream that Swift will one day return.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
The idea to reassemble a murderer’s row of the show’s famous guest stars was more of a pipe dream than anything, until all the pieces fell into place.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 9 May 2025
The Twins right-hander was probably a pipe dream all along, but there were reports connecting the Red Sox and Twins.
—Mike Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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