Sentence examples for illusory power from inspiring English sources

It was as if he'd landed in a brisk parable about the illusory power of the Great Man in history.

"Hangmen" would have been infinitely more interesting — more energetic and more true — had McDonagh's point been to show how illusory power is, and how destructive.

One is about the free will to choose what we wear, the other is about buying into the illusory power of the dominatrix, which is less about female empowerment than about a certain type of man trying to work through some complicated and unresolved childhood issues.

Afterwards, Vishnu comes to his true form and reveals that his maya (illusory power) cannot be surpassed even by Shiva.

But there is one great lesson we are now learning: We can only stop the burning of this scripture by turning from the love of illusory power to the power of real love.

I believe it is more rational to fear guns far more than the illusory political power of the N.R.A".

He added, "I believe it is more rational to fear guns far more than the illusory political power of the N.R.A".

Access-on-demand would mitigate efforts to develop patience and frustration tolerance, and might encourage a sense of entitlement and an illusory notion of power and control.

Despite their popularity in our culture, cynicism and pessimism have been shown to be poor tools for creating a sense of well-being, although they may provide an illusory sense of power for a short time.

Drastic steps are needed to dry up the flow of small arms and light weapons into communities and to significantly increase our level of social investment in vulnerable communities – where guns are often seen as illusory instruments of power instead of symbols of danger".

But the influence he sought to peddle was corrupt, and his power was illusory.