optical illusion
Example Sentences
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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 is actually something of an optical illusion, for the options are not getting more expensive in terms of price as the earnings date approaches, but in fact are remaining the same.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026
Pilots often experience an optical illusion of a passing object that can make it appear to be traveling at great speed even if it is barely moving, officials have said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The last sequence is an astonishing optical illusion to behold.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2024
He had thought they were following a path, but now that he tried to see the path, it shimmered, and vanished, like an optical illusion.
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
