trompe-l'oeil

Example Sentences

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Mainly the trip to this trompe l’oeil house of mystery feels like a detour, though Mr. Freeman’s presence makes it bearable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025

They had an idea to incorporate a 3D illusion and trompe l’oeil effects into a Kobe mural they were planning, and since optical illusion murals are my specialty they reached out to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2025

Our eyes continue to be dazzled by optical tricks, such as trompe l’oeil patterns that collapse dimensions.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 19, 2024

He does all this with a combination of flat, saturated color, trompe l’oeil shadows and tiny, overlapping daubs of paint that split the difference between TV static and Ben-Day dots.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

He was awake, lying spread-eagle in his big platform bed, looking up at the trompe l’oeil painting of a domed and gilded ceiling that was open at the center to a pink sky.

From "Confessions of a Murder Suspect" by James Patterson