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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Newsom and California Democrats are doing nothing more than posturing for his 2028 pipe dream.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Other leaders like Mel Robbins agree that Gen Z faces unique problems: sky-high student loans, a growing wealth gap, and homeownership becoming a pipe dream.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Is that a real prospect, however, or just a pipe dream promoted by scammers?
—Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025
The outcome might not be peace, another pipe dream whose pursuit produced nothing but grief.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Other leaders like Mel Robbins agree that Gen Z faces unique problems: sky-high student loans, a growing wealth gap, and homeownership becoming a pipe dream.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025
Is that a real prospect, however, or just a pipe dream promoted by scammers?
—Big Think, 22 Aug. 2025
The outcome might not be peace, another pipe dream whose pursuit produced nothing but grief.
—Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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