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The phrase "a illusion of" is not correct in written English; it should be "an illusion of." You can use it when discussing something that creates a false perception or appearance of reality.
Example: "The magician created an illusion of disappearing right before our eyes."
Alternatives: "a semblance of" or "a facade of".
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But what we noticed was the seeming dominance of the machines was a illusion of the senses, that the electric current was in fact impotent, for everywhere we saw men standing gravely taking to the girls, and always something passed between them, something little extra in their look, the eyes of the girls returning the clear gaze of the builders of the machines.
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He created an illusion of a painting that didn't need a spectator.
Linear perspective, a system of creating an illusion of depth on a flat surface.
"It's an illusion of a team".
This gives an illusion of a correctly concave intersection that serves our purposes just fine.
"The Arabs built an illusion of a country.
This will give an illusion of a more feminine and beautiful face.
It's a government that has an illusion of power.
Anger, fear, an illusion of superiority, a need to put others down.
Animation is the art of creating an illusion of movement from a series of still drawings.
We have a problem in American politics: an illusion of knowledge that leads to extremism.
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