MIRAGE in a Sentence

Learn MIRAGE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

Example sentences for MIRAGE, such as:

1. Perhaps we are just chasing a mirage.
2. These were the mirages of that period.
3. How much growth is needed to cover the sadness out of a mirage.

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 Meanings and Examples of MIRAGE
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mirage
 n.  unreal reflection; optical illusion
Classic Sentence:
1  That is a mirage, cheap mirage, revolting, romantic and fantastical--that's another ball on Lake Como.
Notes from the Underground By Feodor Dostoevsky
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: V
2  These were the mirages of that period.
Les Misérables 3 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4: CHAPTER I—A GROUP WHICH BARELY MISSED BECOMING HISTORIC
3  The soul of a young girl should not be left in the dark; later on, mirages that are too abrupt and too lively are formed there, as in a dark chamber.
Les Misérables 4 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER IV—CHANGE OF GATE
Example Sentence:
1  How much growth is needed to cover the sadness out of a mirage.
2  Perhaps we are just chasing a mirage.
3  In economics, a mirage is a naturally occurring phenomenon in which economic statistics are bent to produce an image of a desired outcome.