mirage

Example Sentences

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Critics on the Croisette are starting to resemble that classic comic-strip panel in which an explorer crawls desperately across the sand toward an oasis that’s only a mirage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Chester Nimitz drove his U.S. fleets relentlessly through the Pacific, Tojo, in desperation, chased the mirage of the decisive naval battle that would force President Roosevelt to the peace table.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But a big part of that discount might be because of a mirage created by accounting rules which reduces Salesforce’s near-term earnings unjustifiably, Nygren says.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

Thomas is still untangling the frightening mirage that was the past four months of his life, but he says his most dangerous delusions were abetted by the most sycophantic version of ChatGPT: GPT-4.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

And like a vanishing mirage, the tiger disappeared.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein