illusion
Example Sentences
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The path from dictatorship to democracy is fraught, but with the illusion broken and the people empowered, freedom is finally within reach.
By the time of his death, Mitrokhin had no remaining illusions that his actions had changed his country’s course.
“This is not the end of capitalism, democracy, or markets. What is ending is the illusion that they operate uniformly across space and time,” they say.
From MarketWatch
As a result, they fear they will not be able to repeat their achievements and worry that others will eventually see through what they perceive as an illusion.
From Science Daily
Even crime in Orange County has been sensationalized and glamorized, with themes veneered by opulence, secrecy and illusions of suburban perfection.
From Los Angeles Times
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