Get to know Illusory better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like illusive or unreal.
Illusory in a sentence
Illusory meaning
Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
Using Illusory
- The main meaning on this page is: Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.
- Useful related words include: illusive, unreal.
- In the example corpus, illusory often appears in combinations such as: is illusory, the illusory, illusory and.
Context around Illusory
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 7 middle, 11 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Illusory
- In this selection, "illusory" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, main, looks, mostly, association, correlation and bits stand out and add context to how "illusory" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include abuse and illusory credits and always been illusory and temporary. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "illusory" sits close to words such as absentees, accruing and aerosmith, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with illusory
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It only works that autonomy is illusory. (7 words)
The stability such leaders provide has always been illusory and temporary. (11 words)
But, much like preseason football, they provide exciting, if illusory, bits of narrative possibility. (14 words)
These different rules are expected to lead to two conflicting phenomena on election night: one in which Biden may have an illusory early advantage and another in which Trump may not be doing as well as it initially appears. (39 words)
If you scan a sceptical eye down the results of the remaining four and three-quarter years that Eriksson was in charge, then Munich itself, and not just that sound of silence, looks illusory. (34 words)
From the lady who judged my choice of clothing to the man who cast disgusted glances my way, I laughed for every moment of oppression, reclaiming control even if only illusory. (31 words)
Example sentences (20)
Illusory association between events main Illusory correlation is the tendency to see non-existent correlations in a set of data.
But, much like preseason football, they provide exciting, if illusory, bits of narrative possibility.
However, the idea that a medicine’s launch is somehow in the hands of its manufacturer is illusory.
Salima adopts extreme measures to save the illusory refuge of her marriage, and is confronted with the fragility of her long-preserved image.
The rules, published by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, aim to tighten the climate claims companies make in the face of sham boasts, abuse and illusory credits.
The stability such leaders provide has always been illusory and temporary.
Third, Frankfurt and modern critical theorists see liberal democracy as offering only an illusory freedom.
Despite the illusory title, the amount of ovarian cancer cases that actually start in the ovaries is quite small.
From the lady who judged my choice of clothing to the man who cast disgusted glances my way, I laughed for every moment of oppression, reclaiming control even if only illusory.
If you scan a sceptical eye down the results of the remaining four and three-quarter years that Eriksson was in charge, then Munich itself, and not just that sound of silence, looks illusory.
With over 90% of Americans making a different choice, that clamoring seems to be mostly illusory.
It should be said, plans of the Baltic countries to host the American military contingent planned to withdraw from Germany are becoming more and more illusory.
These different rules are expected to lead to two conflicting phenomena on election night: one in which Biden may have an illusory early advantage and another in which Trump may not be doing as well as it initially appears.
When a cruise ship docks and thousands of people are disgorged, the impression of prosperity is illusory.
A provision in the bill that would supposedly promote energy efficiency is similarly illusory.
Created via synthesis, players will need the materials: Illusory Crystal (x1), Damascus (x2), Writhing Crystal (1x), Writhing Gem (2x).
His extraordinary work, though satisfying during the big reveal, promotes illusory expectations as to how a home ought to look and how quickly renovations can happen.
It showed me how fragile your position, and how illusory your sense of safety can sometimes be.
And after decades of living high on the illusory wealth of a Condé Nast expense account, he is finding this current period financially chilly.
It only works that autonomy is illusory.
Common combinations with illusory
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is illusory 10×
- the illusory 5×
- illusory and 4×
- an illusory 3×
- illusory correlation 2×
- and illusory 2×
- more illusory 2×
- illusory wealth 2×
- of illusory 2×
- was illusory 2×