illusory

Example Sentences

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The tax would even be levied on illusory assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

We eagerly drink in the discord because the stakes are illusory, even if the high-strung emotions turn out to be real.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2026

And these numbers are “nominal,” meaning they include the illusory gains that come from inflation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 3, 2025

While students in Illinois tended to report the top line as longer, Zulu pastoralists in South Africa had a much weaker response, barely experiencing the illusory effects.

From Slate • Aug. 24, 2025

Despite generations of effort, this proved illusory, because dip and deviation change unpredictably over time.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton