Pipe Dream Definition & Meaning

Example Sentences

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When Koy was moving up the comedy ranks under his real name Joseph Glenn Herbert, the thought of calling himself a comedian felt like a pipe dream.

From Los Angeles Times

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