Definition of PIPE DREAM

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

Recent Examples on the Web Eternal life through advanced technology seems like a pipe dream for a... — Adam Kirsch, WSJ, "Looking Forward to the End of Humanity," 20 June 2020 In the space of a few short years, the plan to close Rikers Island has gone from a radical pipe dream to an initiative loudly booed from the gallery of City Hall by anti-carceral activists. — Nick Pinto, The New Republic, "Criminal justice reformers are rethinking the crusade against cash bail.," 6 Apr. 2020 Unfortunately, the slow switching of OLEDs means that many applications remain pipe dreams. — Chris Lee, Ars Technica, "OLED-power link jumps from useless 50Mb/s to useful 1Gb/s," 13 Mar. 2020 The legalization of recreational marijuana may be a pipe dream in a state like Kentucky, but that's not stopping one Eastern Kentucky lawmaker from trying. — Billy Kobin, The Courier-Journal, "Is marijuana legal in Kentucky? No, but several bills could change that," 17 Jan. 2020 That might seem like a pipe dream, but no more so than the overly ambitious prospect of a spring training starting four weeks from now. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants Splash: MLB should resume in 2021 after resolving business issues," 13 May 2020 At the time, even that goal felt like a pipe dream for the then-5-foot-7, 120-pound signal-caller from Grants Pass, Oregon. — oregonlive, "Sam Vidlak, Hidden Valley QB, flips from Montana Grizzlies to Oregon State Beavers," 13 May 2020 Despite Musk’s strong feelings, however, fully autonomous cars have continued to be a bit of a pipe dream for several years now. — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, "Elon Musk Says His Teslas Can Be Superhuman," 9 Apr. 2020 For now these are just a pipe dream, but here’s hoping someone puts in a bid to make these sophisticated visualizations a reality. — Jennifer Fernandez, House Beautiful, "Can You Guess Which Iconic Brand Logo Inspired This House?," 31 Dec. 2019

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