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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Expecting it to be now seems like a pipe dream.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Dozens of companies are now competing to make the world’s first viable humanoid robot, convinced that recent advances in AI have made what was once a pipe dream into achievable reality.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
While full generational improvement may be a pipe dream, the movie at least suggests the benefits of the modern urge to explore and expose.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Once the world learned that cashmere, thanks to Naadam, doesn’t have to be an inaccessible pipe dream making your wallet cry at the thought of it, even celebs got on board.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
Dozens of companies are now competing to make the world’s first viable humanoid robot, convinced that recent advances in AI have made what was once a pipe dream into achievable reality.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
While full generational improvement may be a pipe dream, the movie at least suggests the benefits of the modern urge to explore and expose.
—Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2025
Once the world learned that cashmere, thanks to Naadam, doesn’t have to be an inaccessible pipe dream making your wallet cry at the thought of it, even celebs got on board.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2025
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 30 Oct. 2025.
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