pipe dream

Example Sentences

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Yes, you could argue that the inconsistency is on the field, but it is a pipe dream to expect overall consistency when every situation is slightly different.

From BBC

The costs and red tape associated with that can be enough to turn many startups away from their bank pipe dreams.

From The Wall Street Journal

Not long before, “talkies” had been mostly a pipe dream.

From The Wall Street Journal

Perfect anonymity online is still a pipe dream, but a good VPN gets you pretty close.

From Salon

That, of course, As usual, that was a pipe dream.

From Salon