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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Houston is really high on Udoka, so this may seem like a pipe dream.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Making changes like this can be difficult because estranged parents often don’t realize how important being on the same page is for their children so making such changes seems like a pipe dream.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Even during The Divas era, when talent increased substantially with the arrival of The Bella Twins, Natalya, AJ Lee, Beth Phoenix, and others, the desire to see these women headline noteworthy premium live events like WrestleMania felt like a pipe dream.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 May 2025
The idea that wireless will replace every cable is still a pipe dream.
—Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 June 2025
Making changes like this can be difficult because estranged parents often don’t realize how important being on the same page is for their children so making such changes seems like a pipe dream.
—Jann Blackstone, Boston Herald, 1 June 2025
Even during The Divas era, when talent increased substantially with the arrival of The Bella Twins, Natalya, AJ Lee, Beth Phoenix, and others, the desire to see these women headline noteworthy premium live events like WrestleMania felt like a pipe dream.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 27 May 2025
The idea that wireless will replace every cable is still a pipe dream.
—Mark Vena, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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