Examples of illusory in a Sentence
an illusory sense of security
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Romance can be illusory while Mercury joins Neptune.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Naysayers insisted that increasing content costs would match the company’s rapid topline and subscriber growth, and profits would prove illusory.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump, in this view, inherited an economy in which a seemingly healthy job market is, in fact, illusory.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
And cost savings has been illusory.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Naysayers insisted that increasing content costs would match the company’s rapid topline and subscriber growth, and profits would prove illusory.
—Michael Khouw, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
Trump, in this view, inherited an economy in which a seemingly healthy job market is, in fact, illusory.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
And cost savings has been illusory.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for illusory
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“Illusory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illusory. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
il-ˈüs-(ə-)rē 
-ˈüz-
: based on or producing illusion : deceptive
an illusory hope
Medical Definition
illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
il-ˈüs-(ə-)rē
-ˈüz-
-ˈüz-
: based on or producing illusion : being deceptive
the search for the ultimate cure-all for a hangover has proved illusory—M. L. Herndon
M. L. HerndonLegal Definition
illusory
adjective
il·lu·so·ry
i-ˈlü-sə-rē, -zə-rē
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