illusion
Example Sentences
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A delay between checks paid in and checks paid out can give the temporary illusion of more funds available.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
“Everyone is pessimistic about dating and under the illusion that they have unlimited options,” he says.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Speaking to BBC Radio 4's World at One on Monday, actress Juliet Stevenson praised Pike's actions, underlining how actors and audiences share a mutual "responsibility" in maintaining the "illusion" of an "imaginative world".
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Abrupt, unwelcome occurrences scar our autonomy and cripple our illusion of independence; the question of what went wrong falls on our shoulders, another loop to languish inside.
From Salon • May 30, 2026
Her father's illusion had held up over the years.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing illusion
"The Crucible" -- Vocabulary from all 4 Acts
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English Words Derived from French, List 1
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