Sentence examples for popular illusion from inspiring English sources

As Galbraith put it, "the annual meeting" of shareholders of the "large American corporation is, perhaps, our most elaborate exercise in popular illusion".

Much like the popular illusion that he is a remarkably stylish young man, another media myth is that Prince Harry somehow embodies the spirit of a new breed of 'Sloane Ranger', or 'Hooray Henry' (a particular type of upper-class, Chelsea-dwelling Brit).

Part of a leader's job is to challenge popular illusions, not reinforce them.

This winner-takes-all strategy is illustrated by popular illusions such as the Necker cube and binocular rivalry.

(Both Martinez-Conde and Macknik have studied visual illusions extensively, and about 10 years ago they set up the hugely popular Best Illusion of the Year Contest).

An optical illusion popular in the 19th century could make trips on the Hyperloop appear to take place in a transparent tube.

In fact, one of the biggest illusions sold in popular culture is the illusion of individual control.

At any rate, it gets you wondering about ideas of surface and illusion, a popular theme for artists in this show, including Eva Schlegel, whose blurred photographs of young women, based on pictures in fashion magazines, are ethereal and lovely.

But after the mine's supporters filed a complaint with the state, it became clear that what was depicted as grass-roots opposition was something else entirely: Americans for Job Security, investigators found, had helped create the illusion of a popular upwelling to shield the identity of a local financier who paid for most of the referendum campaign.

The "Magnetic Hill Illusion" is a popular tourism draw and both the city and province have built major tourism developments on the surrounding properties to capitalize on this.

Popular interest in magic declined throughout the 20th century until the 1970s, when performers like Doug Henning Doug Henning and David Copperfield David Copperfield used television as a new mass medium for their tricks and illusions.