illusion

Example Sentences

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Just don’t be under the illusion that you’re likely to find a cheaper way to do it by waiting three weeks rather than three months.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

By presenting Satan's fall as a violent physical event instead of a purely spiritual allegory or optical illusion, Dante may have helped move Western thought toward the idea that celestial objects can directly reshape Earth.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

“It creates this illusion of certainty, and that’s dangerous because it turns correlation into action without always having context,” the specialist said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

It’s an optical illusion really, for the TTD options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches, but are remaining the same.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

It did not matter so much that the Virginia-writ-large vision was mostly an illusion; it was a deeply felt illusion that the location of the new capital somewhat appeased.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis