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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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That leaves the party with only two pick-up options—Florida and Texas, and the latter is at the moment only marginally less of a pipe dream.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 May 2024
And speaking about a United States of America can be a pipe dream at times.
—NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 6 May 2024
And speaking about a United States of America can be a pipe dream at times.
—NPR, 11 Apr. 2024
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 May. 2024.
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