Synonyms 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
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Only this second chance runs through youth reformatories and eventually the California State Prison – outside life is but a pipe dream.
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Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Throughout this franchise’s existence, having a capable center on every line has been a pipe dream.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Twenty years ago, during my first year as a geoscience undergraduate, a lecturer told me that predicting when and where the next major eruption would take place was a pipe dream — the implication being that volcanoes are far too idiosyncratic and mercurial to have much in common with one another.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
Going higher — into the complex realms of trisqueezing and quadsqueezing — has long been dismissed as an experimental pipe dream.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
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Zach Dennis, Charlotte Observer, 15 May 2026
Throughout this franchise’s existence, having a capable center on every line has been a pipe dream.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 13 May 2026
Twenty years ago, during my first year as a geoscience undergraduate, a lecturer told me that predicting when and where the next major eruption would take place was a pipe dream — the implication being that volcanoes are far too idiosyncratic and mercurial to have much in common with one another.
—Quanta Magazine, 8 May 2026
Going higher — into the complex realms of trisqueezing and quadsqueezing — has long been dismissed as an experimental pipe dream.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 1 May 2026
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 17 May. 2026.
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