illusion

Example Sentences

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It was just an optical illusion, just because I was running, just because I’m worried about whoever made that cry or whimper.

From Literature

The musical is structured in a similar way, they said, opening with the joviality of a disco or Philippine noontime variety show, then slowly shedding that illusion.

From Los Angeles Times

Once an online group is infiltrated, malicious AI swarms can create the illusion of broad public agreement around the narratives they are programmed to promote.

From Salon

In this study, researchers used virtual reality to create the illusion that a participant's own arm had been replaced with a robotic prosthetic.

From Science Daily

"There has always been this illusion of an established order in skating. But it's just an illusion," he said.

From Barron's