Sentence examples for offering the illusion from inspiring English sources
He derided David Cameron's "hollow" Tories for only offering the illusion of change, claiming they lacked conviction.
Sun Rings is the sonic and visual equivalent of the shallowest new-age spirituality; offering the illusion of meaning and depth without any emotional or intellectual substance.
With these men, especially, a hostess must negotiate a narrow bridge in offering the illusion of sexual availability without suggesting the possibility of actual sex.
Although the final effort is an objective, well-intentioned look at the furious recruitment of a major talent, the access came with considerable accommodation to Pete Kaczmarski, offering the illusion of his control.
In a forgettable first half, the Jets gained 94 yards and 6 first downs; ran five plays in Jaguars territory (one negated by penalty); and, with 1 minute 49 seconds remaining and all three timeouts available, ran three straight running plays, not even offering the illusion of wanting to score.
When you place your head on said pillow you can hear the primary muscle in your partner's human circulatory system do its tireless work, thereby offering the illusion of closeness no matter how far apart you are.
Some say the generals are using Tamarrod, offering them the illusion of participating in Egypt's future in exchange for having hastened the Brotherhood's demise.
The ahistorical zoom-lens Kubrick favours – always withdrawing, rarely approaching, and even then only synthetically, offering only the illusion of intimacy – further serves to restrain Barry from achieving his goals.
After the post-Reformation fragmentation of religion, where religion is no longer able to play the role even of a fake community of equals, the state fills this need by offering us the illusion of a community of citizens, all equal in the eyes of the law.
Vendors offering the latest gear?
The Creole expression for this kind of governance is "mòe de soufle": "where those who are most able to obliterate you are also the only ones offering some illusion of shelter and protection".
