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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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The self-driving car is simultaneously a pipe dream and sort of, kind of the reality of many Americans.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024
The notion of a championship seems very far away, a pipe dream.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
While Nasreen certainly does deserve to reclaim her true self, the notion that no one will get hurt in the process is a bit of a pipe dream.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
But for many, that’s a pipe dream, and as the season goes along, the realization sets in that the A’s will be gone for good as far as Oakland is concerned.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2024
The notion of a championship seems very far away, a pipe dream.
—Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024
While Nasreen certainly does deserve to reclaim her true self, the notion that no one will get hurt in the process is a bit of a pipe dream.
—Lauren Wissot, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2024
But for many, that’s a pipe dream, and as the season goes along, the realization sets in that the A’s will be gone for good as far as Oakland is concerned.
—Jerry McDonald, The Mercury News, 7 June 2024
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“Pipe dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pipe%20dream. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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