Definition of Mirage

an illusion that appears real but does not exist

Examples of Mirage in a sentence

When I was stranded in the desert, I saw a lake that turned out to be nothing but a mirage.  🔊

The poor man’s pretense of wealth was only a mirage.  🔊

After seeing land, the stranded sailor was happy until he realized the island was a mirage.  🔊

Is the car a mirage or is someone finally driving down the highway to help me?  🔊

Lost in the forest, the man fell onto the mirage he thought was a bed and went to sleep.  🔊

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