fond illusion
Example Sentences
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It is a statistic which illustrates Trimble's underrated value and neatly explodes the fond illusion of Ulster grinding their way to victory with a narrow, kicking-obsessed game plan.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 14, 2012
But we need not marvel: it is the difference of life and death: piercing the dimness even of man's darkened sense, jarring upon his fond illusion like waking realities upon a dream.
From The Recreations of a Country Parson by Boyd, Andrew Kennedy Hutchison
Why, the—the—the fond illusion, and all that sort of thing.
From The American Baron by De Mille, James
Moreover, she fostered the fond illusion that Sylvia looked to her for precept, that upon Sylvia's life she exercised a precious guiding influence.
From The Snare by Sabatini, Rafael
Smile o'er each pitiful token, Leaving the sorrow for me; Drink deep of life's fond illusion, Gaze on the storm-cloud and flee Swiftly, through strife and confusion, Leaving the burden to me.
From The Lost Despatch by Lincoln, Natalie Sumner
