blue-sky thinking
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Some of this is blue-sky thinking about the future.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
Eskow: This may be blue-sky thinking, but it occurs to me that the progressive movement can display leadership and vision in forming that front, at a time when those qualities seem to be lacking elsewhere.
From Salon • May 27, 2025
It’s easy to criticize the company for talking up such blue-sky thinking, when the modern-day technology is so limited.
From The Verge • Oct. 16, 2018
But even blue-sky thinking didn’t anticipate the grinding pace of the nation’s recovery, and officials repeatedly found themselves reaching beyond the horizon.
From Washington Post • Dec. 23, 2015
His piece de resistance was a piece of literal blue-sky thinking: buying cloud-bursting technology to increase the hours of sunshine.
From The Guardian • Aug. 23, 2011
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